THE PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 43155.

47 Ill.2d 106 (1970)

265 N.E.2d 644

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EARNEST HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MORTON ZWICK, Director of Defender Project, of Chicago, (THEODORE A. GOTTFRIED and JOHN L. BARTON, of counsel,) 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 ROBERT A. NOVELLE and ALAN M. POLIKOFF, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURT delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1968 the defendant, Earnest Harris, was indicted for the offense of burglary. Upon the defendant's plea of guilty, the circuit court of Cook County accepted the plea and sentenced the defendant to a term of from 6 to 12 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. In 1969 under the provisions of the Post-conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat...

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