People v. Mitchaner

The defendant was charged by information filed in the circuit court of Champaign County with armed robbery, aggravated battery, armed violence, burglary, and theft over $150. The defendant was released from custody on September 23,1977, after posting bond. He entered a plea of guilty to armed robbery and burglary on December 2,1977, but remained free on bond pending his sentencing hearing.

When the defendant failed to appear at the sentencing hearing on January 6, 1978, the court granted the State’s motion for bond forfeiture and a warrant. A hearing on the bond forfeiture order was set for…