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  "id": 2515348,
  "name": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Grant, Defendant-Appellant",
  "name_abbreviation": "People v. Grant",
  "decision_date": "1974-03-22",
  "docket_number": "No. 72-133",
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    "id": 8837,
    "name": "Illinois Appellate Court"
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      "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Grant, Defendant-Appellant."
    ],
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        "text": "Mr. JUSTICE DIXON\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nThe defendant, Paul Grant, was indicted for the theft of an automobile of a value of more than $150. On Sept. 13, 1971, he pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced by the Circuit Court of Will County to a term of not less than 1 nor more than 6 years in the penitentiary. No appeal was taken from that judgment. A post-conviction hearing was had on April 7, 1972, and relief was denied. Defendant appeals from the order denying post-conviction relief contending that he was not properly admonished as to his right to a jury trial and the right to be confronted with the witnesses against him in violation of Supreme Court Rule 402.\nThe pertinent portions of the rule follow:\n\u201cIn hearings on pleas of guilty, there must be substantial compliance with the following:\n(a) Admonitions to Defendant. The court shall not accept a plea of guilty without first, by addressing the defendant personally in open court, informing him of and determining that he understands the following:\ne # e\n(4) that if he pleads guilty there will not be a trial of any kind, so that by pleading guilty he waives the right to a trial by jury and the right to be confronted with the witnesses against him.\u201d\nAn examination of the transcript of proceedings indicate the following:\n\u201cThe Court: Now, you have a not guilty plea in this case which entitles you to a jury trial. And we\u2019re ready to start with the jury trial tomorrow morning. You understand that, didn\u2019t you?\nGrant: Right.\nThe Court: If you plead guilty to these Counts, there won\u2019t be a trial of any kind.\nGrant: Right.\nThe Court: And you won\u2019t have the opportunity to confront the witnesses who testify against you as you would if you had a jury trial or a bench trial. Do you understand that?\nGrant: Yes, I do.\u201d\nLater the Court found that the defendant \u201c* * * understands that upon his plea of guilty there will not be a trial of any kind, so that by pleading guilty he waives the trial, trial by jury and the right to be confronted by the witnesses against him.\u201d\nThe next day the defendant again appeared before the court with a motion to waive a jury trial as to Count II of the indictment (which was later nolle pressed) and the following appears;\n\u201cThe Court; Let the record show that the defendant moves to withdraw \u2014 or to waive trial of jury as to Count II of the indictment and to have the said cause tried by a judge. Do you understand what this means, what this motion is that you\u2019re making?\nGrant: Yes, sir.\nThe Court: Tell me what it is that you\u2019re making?\nGrant: To be tried by a judge.\nThe Court: Instead of what?\nGrant: Of a jury.\nThe Court: And that means that I decide what is truth or not and I decide whether you\u2019re guilty or not.\nGrant: That\u2019s right.\nThe Court: You know you have a right to have the jury do that, don\u2019t you?\nGrant: Right.\nThe Court: And you don\u2019t want the jury to do that?\nGrant: No, sir.\nThe Court: Okay. You talked this over with your lawyer?\nGrant: Yes, sir, I talked to him.\nThe Court: And that is the way you want to do it?\nGrant: Yes, sir.\u201d\nClearly, this defendant knew of his right to a jury trial and clearly he knowingly and intelligently waived it. Clearly, this defendant was advised of and understood his right to be confronted with the witnesses against him. Defendant was no stranger to the court. He had four prior convictions. The appeal herein appears to be and is totally frivolous.\nFor the above reasons the judgment of the Circuit Court of Will County is affirmed.\nJudgment affirmed.\nSCOTT, P. J., and ALLOY, J., concur.\nThe State\u2019s Attorney in his brief erroneously stated that the sentence was not less than 3 years nor more than 7 years. Appellant did not mention the sentence in his brief. An additional report of proceedings shows that defendant was out of prison prior to July 15, 1972.",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Mr. JUSTICE DIXON"
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    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Thomas Dunn, of Joliet, for appellant.",
      "Martin Rudman, State\u2019s Attorney, of Joliet, for the People."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul Grant, Defendant-Appellant.\n(No. 72-133;\nThird District\nMarch 22, 1974.\nThomas Dunn, of Joliet, for appellant.\nMartin Rudman, State\u2019s Attorney, of Joliet, for the People."
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  "file_name": "0963-01",
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