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THE PEOPLE v. FORD

No. 40850.

40 Ill.2d 440 (1968)

240 N.E.2d 620

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. DAVID E. FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 24, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT S. ATKINS, 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 KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

In a 1964 bench trial, petitioner, David E. Ford, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than five nor more than ten years. On appeal, his conviction was affirmed by the appellate court. (People v. Ford, 56 Ill.App.2d 153.) Subsequently, on October 20, 1966, he filed...

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