PEOPLE v. BAKER

No. 56047.

94 Ill.2d 129 (1983)

445 N.E.2d 769

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. JAMES W. BAKER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed February 4, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bruce W. Black, State's Attorney, of Pekin (Martin N. Ashley, Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., and Stephen E. Norris, of the State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of Mt. Vernon, of counsel), for the People.

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, and Frank W. Ralph, Assistant Defender, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Ottawa, for appellee.


Affirmed and remanded.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the appellate court reversing an order of the circuit court of Tazewell County that revoked the defendant's probation. (101 Ill.App.3d 1114.) A divided appellate court held that the defendant did not knowingly, understandingly and effectively waive his right to counsel where the circuit court failed to give...

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