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      "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Barnes, Defendant-Appellant."
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        "text": "Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE THOMAS J. MORAN\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nDefendant was charged with 3 separate offenses of forgery. After entering a plea of guilty to each, he was sentenced for a term of 2 to 10 years. The issue on appeal is whether the plea was entered voluntarily.\nDefendant was arrested on February 26, 1972. A month later, during his arraignment, it was revealed that he was a heroin addict. When the court inquired if he was presently on narcotics, defendant replied, \u201cI\u2019m off it now ** * * ever since I\u2019ve been in jail.\u201d Further inquiry by the State disclosed that defendant was receiving pills from a doctor, that the pills helped but that he could not sleep at night. Three months after his arrest, defendant (having been incarcerated during the period) entered a plea of guilty. At the hearing, the following colloquy took place:\n\u201cThe Court: What is your condition now as far as narcotics?\nThe Defendant: I\u2019m taking no medication for them right now.\nThe Court: How long has it been since you had any?\nThe Defendant: Since they took the dolaphines off up there.\nThe Court: Are you on medication of any type?\nThe Defendant: No.\nMr. Lafayette [defendant\u2019s counsel]: He has dried out since February 25th when they picked him up. And for the last two or three weeks' they have removed any medication from the County Jail. So he has had no medication for narcotics since at least about three weeks.\u201d\nToward the end of the hearing the following occurred:\n\u201cMr. Gemignani [Asst. State\u2019s Attorney]: May the record show Mr. Lafayette and I have engaged in plea negotiations and that the most I have offered Mr. Lafayette was five to fifteen years, and that was refused, and that no other promises have been made by myself to Mr. Lafayette or this defendant.\nIs that true, Mr. Lafayette?\nMr. Lafayette: That is correct.\nMr. Gemignani: Is that true, sir?\nThe Defendant: Yes.\nMr. Gemignani: Your attorney has made no other promises or no promises of any kind?\nThe Defendant: No.\u201d\nDefendant contends that being without medication for 3 weeks was the physical and mental coercion which caused him to plead guilty. In cases where a similar claim has been made with regard to the voluntariness of confessions, the courts have held that the record must show facts upon which such conclusion may be based. (People v. Muniz, 31 Ill.2d 130, 137-38 (1964); People v. Pote, 5 Ill.App.3d 856, 859-60 (1972); People v. Bryant, 101 Ill.App.2d 314, 319-20 (1968).) Here there is no evidence that at the time of his plea defendant was suffering from withdrawal symptoms or that his behavior was other than normal. Nothing in the record substantiates defendant\u2019s assertion.\nDefendant argues that the court failed to ask if any force or threat had been used to obtain his plea and that such failure constituted reversible error. In determining whether the plea is voluntary, substantial compliance with Rule 402(b) does not require the trial court to follow, verbatim, the language of the rule. (People v. Compton, 16 Ill.App.3d 196 (1973), appeal denied, May 29, 1974, case No. 46431.) A review of the record as a whole convinces us that the defendant voluntarily entered his plea of guilty to the offenses charged.\nJudgment affirmed.\nSEIDENFELD and RECHENMACHER, JJ., concur.",
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      "Ralph Ruebner, of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Elgin, for appellant.",
      "Philip G. Reinhard, State\u2019s Attorney, of Rockford (James W. Jerz and Thomas Sullivan, both of Model District State\u2019s Attorneys Office, of counsel), for the People."
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    "head_matter": "The People of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Barnes, Defendant-Appellant.\n(No. 72-301;\nSecond District\nJune 7, 1974.\nRalph Ruebner, of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Elgin, for appellant.\nPhilip G. Reinhard, State\u2019s Attorney, of Rockford (James W. Jerz and Thomas Sullivan, both of Model District State\u2019s Attorneys Office, of counsel), for the People."
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