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PEOPLE v. BENNETT

No. 43514.

51 Ill.2d 282 (1972)

281 N.E.2d 664

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. WILLIAM BENNETT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 30, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

CARL E. MOORE and MICHAEL P. BUCKLO, of MERRIAM, MARSHALL, SHAPIRO & KLOSE, of Chicago, 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 THEMIS N. KARNEZIS, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed as modified.

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

This appeal challenges the validity of the judgment orders of the Cook County circuit court denying a post-conviction petition, adjudging the petitioner guilty of contempt of court for admittedly false statements contained in the verified petition, imposing a six months sentence of imprisonment (consecutive to the term being served) and directing the State's Attorney...

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