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THE PEOPLE v. BARNES

No. 40255.

40 Ill.2d 383 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 586

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HOWARD R. BARNES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

VERNE H. EVANS, 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 JOHN M. GOLDBERG, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Howard R. Barnes, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in the circuit court of Cook County and was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than four nor more than eight years. His petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, pars. 122-1 et seq.) was dismissed upon the State's motion and he has appealed.

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