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THE PEOPLE v. THOMAS

No. 42164.

45 Ill.2d 68 (1970)

256 N.E.2d 794

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIAM THOMAS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

PETER C. JOHN, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and MICHAEL SCOTT CISNEY, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CULBERTSON delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by defendant, William Thomas, from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing a petition seeking relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) The single issue presented is the recurring problem of the application of the statutory limitations for the...

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