ALLEN v. THE PEOPLE

No. 33478.

7 Ill.2d 375 (1955)

131 N.E.2d 28

MAURICE ALLEN, Appellant, v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 16, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MAURICE ALLEN, pro se.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (IRWIN D. BLOCH, JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, WILLIAM L. CARLIN, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

Maurice Allen filed in the criminal court of Cook County a petition in the nature of a writ of error coram nobis, seeking to set aside a conviction for the crime of receiving stolen property. The petition was dismissed on motion of the State's Attorney, and Allen appeals.

Appellant's conviction was reviewed by this court on...

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