People v. Elliott

This is an appeal by the defendant from an adverse finding in a post-conviction proceeding in Coles County, Illinois. In the preceding criminal case, offenses occurring in both Coles and Union County were consolidated and defendant pleaded guilty to (a) rape, a violation of section 11-1(a) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 11— 1(a)); (b) aggravated assault, a violation of section 12 — 2(a)(1) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 12 — 2(a)(1)); (c) unlawful use of firearms, a violation of section 24 — 1(a) (10) of the Criminal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat.…