People v. Gaspich

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

Thomas Gaspich, the defendant, was charged by indictment returned by the grand jury of Will County with having committed the crime of indecent liberties with a child. The defendant tendered and the trial court accepted a plea of guilty to the charge and defendant moved for probation. Following a hearing the defendant was denied probation and he was sentenced to a term of not less than four nor more than ten years in the penitentiary.

The victim of the defendant’s crime was a ten-year-old newsboy. The crime occurred when the boy…