THE PEOPLE v. BOWMAN

No. 40926.

40 Ill.2d 116 (1968)

239 N.E.2d 433

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. TILFORD R. BOWMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 29, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LAWRENCE W. BLICKMAN, of Quincy, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT E. UTTER, State's Attorney, of Mt. Sterling, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Tilford R. Bowman pleaded guilty to burglary in the circuit court of Brown County on April 6, 1966, and was sentenced to three to five years imprisonment. Seven months later he filed a pro se post-conviction petition, counsel was appointed for him, and on February 20, 1967, an amended petition was filed alleging that the burglary conviction was void because his guilty plea...

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