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THE PEOPLE v. ALDEN

No. 34894.

15 Ill.2d 498 (1959)

155 N.E.2d 617

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. JOHN ALDEN, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 23, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN L. ROACH, of Chicago, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, WILLIAM H. SOUTH, FRANCIS X. RILEY, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1954 John Alden, referred to herein as petitioner, was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County for the crime of murder, found guilty, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 years. He filed a petition in the trial court under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act, which was denied after a hearing. We allowed a writ of error and appointed counsel. Briefs were filed...

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