The PEOPLE v. Sluder

An indictment charging the defendant, Linwood Sluder, with burglary was returned by the grand jury of LaSalle County on August 15, 1963. Thereafter he pleaded guilty and moved for probation. A hearing in mitigation and aggravation was conducted, and at the conclusion of that hearing the prosecutor recommended a sentence of imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than three years. This recommendation was not adopted by the court. Instead, the defendant was placed on probation for a period of three years. On December 12, 1963, the State’s Attorney filed a motion to…