PEOPLE v. TONKIN

Nos. 3-84-0756, 3-85-0314 cons.

142 Ill. App.3d 802 (1986)

492 N.E.2d 596

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee-Respondent, v. MARK TONKIN, Defendant-Appellant-Petitioner.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed April 24, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli and Pamela Peters, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Bruce W. Black, State's Attorney, of Pekin (John X. Breslin and Howard Wertz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE WOMBACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Mark Tonkin, was convicted of the offense of rape and sentenced to eight years in the penitentiary. He appealed his conviction, our number 3-84-0756. While his appeal from the conviction was pending, he filed a post-conviction petition, which was subsequently amended. A hearing was held on the petition. We delayed determination of the appeal until the conclusion of the...

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