PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

No. 3-09-0019.

936 N.E.2d 195 (2010)

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jerry L. THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied October 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary R. Peterson and Judith L. Libby (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, for Jerry L. Thompson.

Terry A. Mertel , Deputy Director, Justin A. Nicolosi , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Kevin W. Lyons , State's Attorney, for the People.


Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

After a stipulated bench trial, defendant, Jerry L. Thompson, was found guilty of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(3) (West 2008)) and was sentenced to 26 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, arguing that his stipulated bench trial was tantamount to a guilty plea and that this case should be remanded for compliance with the supreme court rules pertaining to guilty pleas. We affirm the trial court's judgment.<...

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