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THE PEOPLE v. SAWYER

No. 43038.

48 Ill.2d 127 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 689

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ERNEST SAWYER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

FREDERICK F. COHN, of Chicago, 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 ROBERT A. NOVELLE and JAMES VELDMAN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Ernest Sawyer, together with three co-defendants, was found guilty of the crime of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County. His direct appeal is presently pending in the appellate court, and this appeal arises from the circuit court's dismissal, without an evidentiary hearing, of his post-conviction petition (Ill. Rev.

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