WILLIAMS v. THE PEOPLE

No. 38482.

31 Ill.2d 516 (1964)

202 N.E.2d 468

GERALD WILLIAMS, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE OF ILLINOIS, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN J. CROWN, 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 and GEORGE W. KENNEY, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and MATTHEW J. MORAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HERSHEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Writ of error is sued out to the circuit court of Cook County, criminal division, to review the order of that court dismissing a petition for writ of error coram nobis allegedly based upon newly discovered evidence. Gerald Williams was indicted for the December 29, 1960, armed robbery of gasoline attendant, Ronald Cheney. He was tried...

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