Legal Opinion
People v. White
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 30, 1976No. 75-132PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE ALLOY
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant Ben White appeals from an order of the Circuit Court of Rock Island County denying his pro se petition for post-conviction relief. Defendant pleaded guilty to murder in the Circuit Court of Rock Island County on August 4,1971. Pursuant to plea negotiations he was sentenced to not less than 20 years nor more than 40 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. (The State describes the sentence as a 20- to 60-year sentence, but this variation does not affect our disposition of the case.) No direct appeal was pursued in this…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- People v. KrantzIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. DudleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Williams v. MorrisDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978
- People v. TrippAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993