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THE PEOPLE v. HARTFIELD

No. 34206.

11 Ill.2d 300 (1957)

142 N.E.2d 696

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JAMES C. HARTFIELD, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES C. HARTFIELD, pro se.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, FRED G. LEACH, of counsel,) for the People.

Writ of error dismissed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 23, 1936, plaintiff in error James C. Hartfield pleaded guilty to the crime of murder in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 99 years. In 1952 he sued out a writ of error from this court to review the judgment of conviction, but failed to file any record of the proceedings in the trial court within the time prescribed...

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