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THE PEOPLE v. WILSON

No. 39413.

39 Ill.2d 275 (1968)

235 N.E.2d 561

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CARL WILSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 28, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN P. PESAVENTO, 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 FRANCIS J. CAREY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

In December of 1962, the defendant, Carl Wilson, pleaded guilty to an indictment which charged him with armed robbery, and in January of 1963 he was sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than five nor more than twenty years. On August 20, 1964, he filed a post-conviction petition, which the circuit court of Cook County dismissed upon motion of the State's Attorney. He...

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