PEOPLE EX REL. ADAMOWSKI v. DOUGHERTY

No. 35505.

19 Ill.2d 393 (1960)

167 N.E.2d 181

THE PEOPLE ex rel. Benjamin S. Adamowski, State's Attorney, Petitioner, v. CHARLES S. DOUGHERTY, Chief Justice of the Criminal Court of Cook County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 18, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

BENJAMIN S. ADAMOWSKI, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRANCIS X. RILEY, of counsel,) for petitioner.

THOMAS P. SULLIVAN, and ROBERT E. PFAFF, both of Chicago, (THOMPSON, RAYMOND, MAYER, JENNER & BLOOMSTEIN, of Chicago, of counsel,) for respondent.


Writ denied.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an original petition for writ of mandamus, brought by the State's Attorney of Cook County, to expunge an order of the criminal court of Cook County vacating a bond forfeiture. On ex parte application, we granted leave to file the petition, and the case is now before us on the petition, the respondent's answer and the reply.<...

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