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PEOPLE v. THORNTON

No. 2-04-0565.

843 N.E.2d 918 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Walter L. THORNTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

February 16, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Office of State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Walter L. Thornton.

Joseph E. Birkett, Du Page County State's Attorney, Wheaton, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Deirdre A. Hosler, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for the People.

Justice BOWMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Walter L. Thornton, was convicted of leaving the scene of an accident without exchanging personal information (625 ILCS 5/11-402(a) (West 2000)) and sentenced to one year of conditional discharge and five days of work in the Sheriff's Work Alternative Program (SWAP). Defendant's sole contention on appeal is that the record fails to establish that he validly waived his right to a...

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