THE PEOPLE v. CURTIN

No. 41946.

44 Ill.2d 507 (1970)

255 N.E.2d 916

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. LAWRENCE CURTIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

DUDLEY R. SULLIVAN, of Chicago, (JOHN J. O'CONNOR, of counsel,) 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, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Cook County found defendant, Lawrence Curtin, guilty of armed robbery and the court sentenced him to the penitentiary for a term of 35 years to life. We reviewed this conviction and affirmed it. (People v. Curtin, 24 Ill.2d 191.) Defendant thereafter filed a petition for a post-conviction hearing, an evidentiary...

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