People v. Dawson

In March 1975, the defendant was indicted for the offense of burglary allegedly committed in Livingston County in June 1969. In June 1970, he entered a plea of guilty to the offense and was sentenced to 3 years’ probation with 30 days to be served in the county jail A subsequent presentence report indicates that thereafter defendant’s probation was extended for a period of 1 year. On March 6, 1974, a petition to revoke probation was filed in Livingston County. The petition alleged that the defendant had been convicted of other burglaries in McLean County. The fact of such conviction was the…