MR. JUSTICE ABRAHAMSON delivered the opinion of the court.
The defendant, Marvin Holland, was convicted of murder on October 26, 1951, in the Circuit Court of Winnebago County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 99 years. The trial was before a jury and, among other evidence, a written confession was introduced into evidence.
On September 23, 1952, defendant filed a petition under the Post-Trial Conviction Hearings Act in the trial court, in...
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