People v. Overturf

Defendant-Appellant Donald Overturf and one Harold Davis, on February 10, 1971, were indicted for the offense of burglary allegedly committed in the early morning hours of January 4, 1971, at the Romany Club in Springfield, Illinois. Trial was originally set for April 19, 1971. When the case was called for trial, Overturf did not appear and it was subsequently ascertained that he had violated the conditions of his bail-bond and had fled the jurisdiction, going to the State of Georgia. On April 19, 1971, Davis entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to one year at the State Penal Farm at…