People v. Hayes

Defendants David Hayes, Edward Reed and Eddie Birk were indicted for the offenses of rape and armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, pars. 11—1, 18—2.) Reed was also charged with deviate sexual assault. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 11—3.) All defendants originally pleaded not guilty. Reed and Birk later pleaded guilty to all charges, except that Reed’s plea included a reduced charge of robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18—1.) They were then sentenced to prison terms of 4 to 8 and 5 to 15 years respectively. Following a jury trial, Hayes was found guilty of rape and…