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THE PEOPLE v. PLECKO

No. 42852.

46 Ill.2d 301 (1970)

263 N.E.2d 66

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOHN PHILLIP PLECKO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 29, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JULIUS LUCIUS ECHELES and FREDERICK F. COHN, 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 JOSEPH ROMANO, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, John Phillip Plecko, entered a plea of guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to the crime of manslaughter and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 1 to 20 years. He filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.), the petition was dismissed, and he appeals...

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