The People v. Pardo

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Du Page County, the 17-year-old defendant, Charles Pardo, was found guilty on four counts of burglary and three counts of theft, and sentenced to five years probation, the first year to be served in the Illinois State Prison Farm at Vandalia. Defendant appeals directly to this court raising constitutional questions. Supreme Court Rule 603, 43 Ill.2d R 603.

On September 23, 1968, Pardo was apprehended in Rock County, Wisconsin, after a high-speed automobile chase by Wisconsin State police, and arrested for violation of Wisconsin traffic laws. A…