People v. Knighten

The defendant entered a plea of guilty to a charge of theft of a movie projector and screen worth more than one hundred and fifty dollars. The defendant was represented by the public defender and made an oral request for probation. Probation was granted on October 22, 1970. On April 21, 1971, the State filed a petition to revoke probation. The petition alleged that: the defendant attempted to attack a student in the East St. Louis High School on December 17, 1970; at the time the defendant was under the influence of alcohol; the defendant threatened and cursed two teachers; the defendant…