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THE PEOPLE v. BUTLER

No. 40482.

40 Ill.2d 386 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 592

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HARLEY BUTLER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES W. PHILLIPS, of Ridgway, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JAMES G. GULLETT, State's Attorney, of Elizabethtown, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 14, 1961, petitioner Harley Butler was found guilty of burglary by a jury in the circuit court of Hardin County, and sentenced to 10 years to life imprisonment. On October 11, 1965, petitioner filed a pro se notice of appeal and motion for leave to appeal which were denied by this court. On September 29, 1966, petitioner...

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