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THE PEOPLE v. GAINES

No. 43445.

48 Ill.2d 191 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 426

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. SAMUEL W. GAINES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

MORTON ZWICK, Director of Defender Project, of Chicago, (FREDERICK F. COHN, of counsel,) for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT H. RICE, State's Attorney, of Belleville, (FRED G. LEACH and THOMAS J. IMMEL, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 13, 1962, the defendant, Samuel W. Gaines, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in the circuit court of St. Clair County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 20 years nor more than 50 years. The defendant's petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38,...

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