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THE PEOPLE v. BAKER

No. 37176.

26 Ill.2d 484 (1962)

187 N.E.2d 227

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error, v. ROBERT J. BAKER, Plaintiff in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM E. HALL, of Centralia, appointed by the court, for plaintiff in error.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, (FRED G. LEACH and E. MICHAEL O'BRIEN, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Robert J. Baker, was indicted in the circuit court of Marion County on a charge of murder. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced by the court, after a hearing in mitigation, to the penitentiary for the term of 99 years.

The defendant now brings a writ of error contending that the trial court erred in allowing his counsel to withdraw a sanity petition previously...

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