THE PEOPLE v. HOGAN

No. 40891.

44 Ill.2d 277 (1970)

255 N.E.2d 453

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EDWARD HOGAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN J. DOBRY and EDWIN R. ARMSTRONG, both 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 JOHN R. McCLORY, of counsel,) for the


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

In the circuit court of Cook County, in May of 1963, the defendant, Edward Hogan, entered his plea of guilty to an indictment which charged him with murder, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than 14 nor more than 18 years. In February of 1967 his post-conviction petition was dismissed on motion of the State and he has appealed.

In his post-conviction petition...

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