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THE PEOPLE v. COWGER

No. 42335.

45 Ill.2d 354 (1970)

259 N.E.2d 63

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. DONALD L. COWGER, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 20, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and L. STANTON DOTSON, State's Attorney, of Charleston, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and RONALD TULIN and PAUL C. KOMADA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

SIMS AND GRABB, of Mattoon, (LAURENCE W. GRABB, of counsel,) appointed by the court, for appellee.

Judgment reversed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Donald Cowger, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in the circuit court of Coles County in February of 1968, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two nor more than seven years. In May of 1969 that court granted his amended post-conviction petition and set aside his conviction on the ground that he had not been afforded the effective assistance...

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