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PEOPLE v. BARBER

No. 42550.

51 Ill.2d 268 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 676

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JAMES BARBER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN P. CROWLEY, 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 ZENON FOROWYCZ, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

On December 17, 1962, James Barber, the defendant, entered his plea of guilty in the circuit court of Cook County to a charge of rape. He was sentenced to a term of not less than two nor more than 18 years in the penitentiary. In October of 1965 his post-conviction petition was dismissed on motion after arguments by counsel for the defendant and the State. In February of 1966 he petitioned...

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