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THE PEOPLE v. CHAPMAN

No. 39163.

33 Ill.2d 429 (1965)

211 N.E.2d 712

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIE CHAPMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 19, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEPHEN JURCO and JAMES R. MITCHELL, both of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH and WILLIAM A. BOMP, Assistant Attorneys General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and STUART P. SHAPIRO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Willie Chapman, pleaded guilty to a charge of robbery and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 5 nor more than 12 years. On December 20, 1962, he filed a post-conviction petition which alleged (1) that his conviction was based upon the false and conflicting testimony of a former companion and accomplice; (2) that the difference in the sentences...

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