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THE PEOPLE v. SIGAFUS

No. 40296.

39 Ill.2d 68 (1968)

233 N.E.2d 386

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LON CHRISTOPHER SIGAFUS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 19, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LEROY J. TORNQUIST, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and WILLIAM R. NASH, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (DANIEL D. DOYLE, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

On May 26, 1965, the petitioner, Lon Christopher Sigafus, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Winnebago County to a charge of theft. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 2 to 7 years. In June of 1966 the petitioner filed a petition seeking relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) He now appeals to this...

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