THE PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 42183.

44 Ill.2d 435 (1970)

255 N.E.2d 415

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. MAJOR BROWN, JR., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JEFFREY K. DAVISON, of Decatur, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BASIL G. GREANIAS, State's Attorney, of Decatur, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The appellant, Major Brown, Jr., on November 16, 1960, entered a plea of guilty in the circuit court of Macon County to an information charging him with armed robbery and he was subsequently sentenced to the Illinois Penitentiary for a term of not less than one (1) year and not more than twenty (20) years. On June 17, 1968, acting pro se,...

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