PEOPLE v. HALAWA

No. 1-96-3445.

683 N.E.2d 926 (1997)

291 Ill. App.3d 373

225 Ill.Dec. 423

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nedal HALAWA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

July 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Office of Michael A. Unger, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney; Renee Goldfarb, James Fitzgerald, and James P. Lynch, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice LEAVITT delivered the opinion of the court:

On March 13, 1996, defendant, Nedal Halawa, age 17, pleaded guilty to the charge of unlawful use of a weapon and was sentenced to one year of probation. On June 13, 1996, the trial court denied defendant's motion to vacate his guilty plea. Defendant now contends that the trial court erred by denying that motion. We reverse and remand.

In January, 1996, defendant's father called the Park Ridge police department...

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