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THE PEOPLE v. PIERCE

No. 42317.

48 Ill.2d 48 (1971)

268 N.E.2d 373

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. BRUCE PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed April 1, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago, (FRED SHANDLING, JAMES N. GRAMENOS, and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel,) 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 MICHAEL J. GOLDSTEIN, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Cook County which granted the State's motion to dismiss the defendant's petition for a post-conviction hearing and amendment thereto.

The defendant was charged in three indictments with the crimes of rape, indecent liberties, and deviate sexual conduct, and entered pleas of not guilty thereto. On April 15, 1963, he withdrew his pleas...

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