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PEOPLE v. RIVERA

No. 55729.

7 Ill. App.3d 983 (1972)

289 N.E.2d 36

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VICTOR RIVERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

September 25, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ackerman & Durkin, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward V. Hanrahan, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Robert A. Novelle and Terry Gordon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE LYONS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a trial by jury Victor Rivera was convicted of the offense of murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, Ch. 38, par. 9-1.) Judgment was entered on the verdict and he was sentenced to a term of not less than 14 nor more than 20 years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. On appeal he contends:

(1) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel due to the trial court's tardy...

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