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THE PEOPLE v. SOUTHWOOD

No. 43264.

49 Ill.2d 228 (1971)

274 N.E.2d 41

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

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LAWRENCE SOUTHWOOD, pro se.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and ROBERT A. DAVIS, State's Attorney, of Lewistown, (THOMAS J. IMMEL, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE UNDERWOOD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Lawrence Lee Southwood pleaded guilty on June 10, 1969, to the charge of attempted murder, and was sentenced by the circuit court of Fulton County to imprisonment for a term of 15 to 16 years. He subsequently sought relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) His...

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