Legal Opinion

People v. Scott

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 1, 1972No. 71-158PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Mr, JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN

delivered the -opinion of the •court:.....

■ Defendant ■ was charged by inforinátion -with forgery, entered á plea of guilty and moved for probation which wás denied. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of two to seven" years.- • ■

" While this appeal was pending, defendant’s attorney, the- Illinois Defender Project, filed a" motion to withdraw as’counsel claiming the appeal tó be frivolous. The brief in’ support of the motion" sets forth the .only possible "issues" as (1) the trial court failed to properly advise him of his right to be indicted by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. The People v. HenryIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  3. The People v. KlingerIllinois Supreme Court · 1925
  4. The People v. PardoIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
  5. The People v. TetterIllinois Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. King v. MooreheadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. People v. SimmonsAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
  3. People v. CrutcherAppellate Court of Illinois · 1972

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