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THE PEOPLE v. NEWELL

No. 40390.

41 Ill.2d 329 (1968)

243 N.E.2d 200

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HAROLD NEWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

HOWARD H. HUSH, JR., 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 THEODORE A. SHAPERO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1964, Harold Newell pleaded guilty to the charge of murder in the circuit court of Cook County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 40 to 90 years. No direct appeal was taken but in 1966 he filed a pro se petition under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.), alleging a substantial denial of his...

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