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THE PEOPLE v. LEWIS

No. 36099.

22 Ill.2d 68 (1961)

174 N.E.2d 197

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. BEN LEWIS, otherwise called Ben Erlich, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 17, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES A. BELLOWS, and JASON ERNEST BELLOWS, both of Chicago, (SHERMAN C. MAGIDSON, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM L. GUILD, Attorney General, of Springfield, DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and FRANCIS X. RILEY, and WILLIAM L. CARLIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner was convicted of obtaining money by means of the confidence game and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than three nor more than ten years. His conviction was reviewed by this court on writ of error and was affirmed. (People v. Lewis, 17 Ill.2d 403.) Thereafter he filed a petition under section 72 of...

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