THE PEOPLE v. STEPHENSON

No. 41386.

42 Ill.2d 185 (1969)

246 N.E.2d 268

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. DAVID STEPHENSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CHARLES R. STALEY, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and MICHAEL STEVENSON, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1966 the defendant, David Stephenson, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to an indictment charging him with the crime of burglary and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 1 nor more than 10 years. His petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act was denied after a hearing and defendant has appealed from the post-conviction judgment.

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