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THE PEOPLE v. KNIGHT

No. 39423.

38 Ill.2d 373 (1967)

232 N.E.2d 292

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLMORE KNIGHT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ALLAN G. SWEIG, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN J. STAMOS, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and JAMES S. VELDMAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act.

In a jury trial, Willmore Knight, petitioner, and Robert M. Pittman were convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to the penitentiary for terms of 10 to 30 years and 10 to 35 years, respectively. Both appealed to this court and we affirmed their convictions...

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