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THE PEOPLE v. COVINGTON

No. 42325.

45 Ill.2d 105 (1970)

257 N.E.2d 106

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JESSE COVINGTON, JR., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 24, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN J. O'TOOLE, of CONCANNON, DILLON, SNOOK & MORTON, of Chicago, 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 JOSEPH ROMANO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CULBERTSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jesse Covington, Jr., here appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County which, on a motion of the People, dismissed an amended petition seeking relief under the provisions of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) He contends that the petition made a substantial showing that his constitutional rights had...

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