Legal Opinion
People v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 17, 1973No. 72-269PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GUILD
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Lester Williams, was indicted for the offenses of attempt armed robbery and rape. The trial court accepted the defendant’s plea of guilty to rape, and sentenced the defendant to serve a term of 5-15 years in the Illinois State penitentiary. The sentence was to ran concurrently with sentences then being served by the defendant.
The issues before the court are whether or not the defendant had been properly admonished according to Supreme Court Rule 402 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110A, sec. 402), and whether or not the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- People v. ReevesIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- The People v. TerryIllinois Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by10 opinions
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