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THE PEOPLE v. RHYMES

No. 43255.

48 Ill.2d 139 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 400

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOHN RHYMES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MORTON ZWICK, Director of Defender Project, of Chicago, (THEODORE A. GOTTFRIED and JOHN L. BARTON, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, ROBERT A. NOVELLE, Assistant State's Attorney, and THEMIS N. KARNEZIS (Graduate Law Student), of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, John Rhymes, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing, without an evidentiary hearing, his amended petition filed under the provisions of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) Rule 651(a) provides for appeal directly to this court.

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