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THE PEOPLE v. DENNIS

No. 39048.

34 Ill.2d 219 (1966)

215 N.E.2d 218

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES DENNIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PHILIP J. SCHILLER, 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, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and CARMEN SPERANZA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1962 the defendant, under the name of "Charles Dennis, otherwise called `Stacy,'" was indicted in the criminal court of Cook County on a charge of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 2 nor more than 6 years. His petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act was dismissed on the State's motion...

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