1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ill.2d
  4. 46 Ill.2d
  5. 46 Ill.2d 416 (1970)
 

THE PEOPLE v. POWELL

No. 42718.

46 Ill.2d 416 (1970)

263 N.E.2d 33

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ODELL POWELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed October 7, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ORWIN H. PUGH, Public Defender, of Murphysboro, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield and RICHARD E. RICHMAN, State's Attorney, of Murphysboro, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

On this appeal from the circuit court of Jackson County, defendant, Odell Powell, complains that his petition filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) was improperly denied.

After a jury trial, Powell was found guilty of the crime of armed robbery and on November...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases