PEOPLE v. BUTCHER

No. 4-96-0230.

679 N.E.2d 1260 (1997)

288 Ill. App.3d 120

223 Ill.Dec. 487

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William M. BUTCHER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

May 8, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Duane E. Schuster (argued), Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for William M. Butcher.

Patrick W. Kelley, State's Attorney, Norbert J. Goetten, Director State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Allan F. Lolie, Jr. (argued), Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice GREEN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case concerns the admonitions a circuit court must give a defendant before accepting an admission by the defendant that the allegations of a petition seeking to revoke the probation previously granted that defendant are true. We are also concerned with defendants raising the issue of error in that regard for the first time on appeal. We recognize that the admonitions need not be as extensive as those required...

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