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THE PEOPLE v. DOWNEN

No. 42204.

45 Ill.2d 197 (1970)

258 N.E.2d 337

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES THOMAS DOWNEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 26, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN P. BURE, of Deerfield, appointed by the court, for appellant.

JACK HOOGASIAN, State's Attorney, of Waukegan, for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Lake County wherein petitioner, James Thomas Downen, contends that his petition, filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, pars. 122-1 et seq.) was improperly denied.

Petitioner was arrested at approximately 9:00 P.M. on July 30, 1962, and...

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