People v. Kelley

The defendant, Russell A. Kelley, appeals from a decision of the circuit court of Tazewell County which revoked his probation for the offense of burglary.

The defendant’s conviction for the offense of burglary occurred pursuant to a negotiated plea agreement on August 24, 1983, in which the defendant was placed on 30 months’ probation in return for his guilty plea.

The State sought to revoke the defendant’s probation approximately two months later when it learned that the defendant’s real name was not Russell A. Kelley but Ronnie Louis Taylor and that the defendant had a prior criminal…