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JACKSON v. THE PEOPLE

No. 35052.

16 Ill.2d 526 (1959)

158 N.E.2d 589

FRANK JACKSON, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 22, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

THOMAS W. VINSON, of Joliet, for plaintiff in error.

LATHAM CASTLE, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EUGENE M. PRATT, of Peoria, (FRED G. LEACH, and WILLIAM H. SOUTH, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BRISTOW delivered the opinion of the court:

This case comes here from Peoria County where plaintiff in error, whom we shall hereafter refer to as defendant, was denied relief sought in his post-conviction petition. Defendant, Frank Jackson, was indicted at the March term, 1956, and after a plea of guilty he was sentenced to the Illinois penitentiary for a minimum term of 15 years and a maximum of 20 years.

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