Legal Opinion

People v. Williams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 18, 1989No. 1—87—1804Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell

Following a bench trial, defendant, Rudolph Williams, was convicted of attempted burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 8 — 4(a)) of an automobile and sentenced to five years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of attempted burglary beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred in refusing to advise him of his right to elect treatment for drug addiction pursuant to section 22 of the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. llU/z, par. 6322)1; and (3) the maximum sentence of five years’ imprisonment was…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CollinsIllinois Supreme Court · 1985
  2. People v. TeschnerIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
  3. The PEOPLE v. PellegrinoIllinois Supreme Court · 1964
  4. People v. EllisAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. The PEOPLE v. SpagnoliaIllinois Supreme Court · 1961

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