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THE PEOPLE v. FORD

No. 42903.

47 Ill.2d 409 (1971)

266 N.E.2d 321

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. McCOY FORD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed January 25, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT S. CAPLAN, of Rockford, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and PHILIP G. REINHARD, State's Attorney, of Rockford, (THOMAS J. IMMEL, Assistant Attorney General, and WILLIAM R. BEU, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 20, 1968, the defendant, McCoy R. Ford, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in the circuit court of Winnebago County, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than two nor more than five years. In November of 1969 his post-conviction petition was denied after an evidentiary hearing, and he has appealed directly to this court.

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