BROWN v. THE PEOPLE

No. 33885.

8 Ill.2d 540 (1956)

134 N.E.2d 760

THOMAS BROWN, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD M. ORLIKOFF, of Chicago, for plaintiffs in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN GUTKNECHT, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, EDWIN A. STRUGALA, IRWIN D. BLOCH, JOHN T. GALLAGHER, RUDOLPH L. JANEGA, WILLIAM L. CARLIN, and R. JAMES PLATT, of counsel,) for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1950, plaintiff in error, Thomas Brown, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of burglary. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than four nor more than 20 years. Thereafter he filed a petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act in the trial court in which...

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