People v. Hammonds

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE EBERSPACHER

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ollie Hammonds, represented by appointed counsel, pleaded not guilty to the charge of attempted murder and attempted armed robbery as charged by indictment in the Circuit Court of Madison County. The trial was held to a jury and resulted in a finding of guilty. The judgment of conviction was entered by the court on October 29, 1970. After a hearing in aggravation and mitigation, the defendant’s application for probation was denied and he was sentenced by the court to concurrent terms of seventeen to twenty…