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THE PEOPLE v. EDWARDS

No. 42910.

49 Ill.2d 522 (1971)

276 N.E.2d 308

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES PERRY EDWARDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JAMES P. GALLAGHER, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ROBERT A. NOVELLE and HENRY A. HAUSER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing defendant's post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. On May 3, 1965, defendant pleaded guilty to a charge of murder and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 14 to 17 years. On February 7, 1969, defendant filed a pro se petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing...

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