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THE PEOPLE v. ALLEN

No. 39836.

38 Ill.2d 26 (1967)

230 N.E.2d 170

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CLARK ALLEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN C. MERRIMAN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

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

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Clark Allen, was convicted of selling narcotics by a jury in the criminal court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 15 nor more than 20 years. On August 5, 1963, he filed a petition, pro se, for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, chap. 38, pars. 826-832.) On motion of the State the petition...

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