PEOPLE v. DOWLING

No. 43993.

51 Ill.2d 370 (1972)

282 N.E.2d 696

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSEPH DOWLING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ROBERT H. WHEELER, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

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


Judgment affirmed.

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

In a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, Joseph Dowling was found guilty of armed robbery and subsequently sentenced to imprisonment for 25 to 50 years. His conviction was affirmed on appeal. (People v. Dowling (1968), 95 Ill.App.2d 223.) In a post-conviction petition thereafter filed (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38...

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