THE PEOPLE v. WILBOURN

No. 43387.

48 Ill.2d 187 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 418

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEPHEN D. GRAY, of Peoria, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT S. CALKINS, State's Attorney, of Peoria, (FRED G. LEACH and THOMAS J. IMMEL, Assistant Attorneys General, and ROLAND N. LITTERST, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

On January 28, 1969, in the circuit court of Peoria County, defendant, John Wilbourn, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter on his plea of guilty and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 12 years and not more than 20 years. This appeal is from a subsequent judgment of said court dismissing defendant's post-conviction petition after a full evidentiary hearing...

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