Case Name: The People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, vs. Charles Thomas, Plaintiff in Error
Court: Illinois Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1963-03-22
Citations: 27 Ill. 2d 331
Docket Number: No. 36892
Parties: The People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, vs. Charles Thomas, Plaintiff in Error.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Reports, Second Series
Volume: 27
Pages: 331–332

Head Matter:
(No. 36892.
The People of the State of Illinois, Defendant in Error, vs. Charles Thomas, Plaintiff in Error.
Opinion filed March 22, 1963.
Charles Thomas, pro se.
William G. Clark, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Daniel P. Ward, State’s Attorney, of Chicago, (Fred G. Leach and E. Michael O’Brien, Assistant Attorneys General, and Edward J. Hladis and Thomas A. Hett, Assistant State’s Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Klingbiel
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant pleaded guilty in the criminal court of Cook County to four indictments, two charging him with rape and two charging him with burglary. His pleas of guilty were accepted, judgments were entered, and the defendant has sued out a writ of error to review these judgments.
The defendant contends that his appointed counsel was incompetent. This case is before us on the common-law record and there is nothing in that record to support the defendant's claim.
It is also urged that the court did not properly admonish the defendant as to the consequences of his plea. We have reviewed the admonishment of the court as it is set forth in the record and find it proper and sufficient. The defendant also claims that he was not advised of his right to trial by jury. This contention is answered by our opinion in People v. Outten, 22 Ill.2d 146, where we held that where a defendant pleads guilty, the court is not required to refer explicitly to a right to trial by jury.
The defendant also contends in general terms that he has been deprived of equal protection of the laws and due process of law. These allegations are completely unsupported by the record.
The judgment of the criminal court of Cook County is affirmed.
Judgment affirmed.