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THE PEOPLE v. JEFFERSON

No. 35436.

24 Ill.2d 398 (1962)

182 N.E.2d 1

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. THOMAS JEFFERSON, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 17, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM W. BRACKETT, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and JOHN T. GALLAGHER and M. ROBERT OSTROW, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant was tried by jury in the criminal court of Cook County and convicted of the crime of armed robbery. He filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act, which was denied without a hearing. The case is now before us upon a writ of error to review the judgment of conviction and also upon a petition for a writ of error under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. The causes...

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