PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 5-06-0585.

886 N.E.2d 1287 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William L.B. THOMAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

April 17, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, John H. Gleason, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fifth Judicial District, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

Matt Wilzbach, State's Attorney, Salem, IL, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice SPOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, William L.B. Thomas, appeals the denial, by the circuit court of Marion County, of his petition for postconviction relief. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the order of the circuit court.

The gist of the defendant's claim is that when he pled guilty on November 8, 2005, to the offenses of unlawful possession with the intent to deliver a controlled...

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