PEOPLE v. DAVIS

No. 56925.

12 Ill. App.3d 497 (1973)

299 N.E.2d 507

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. PRESTON R. DAVIS, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

June 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Gillis, of Defender Project, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (Elmer C. Kissane, Ricky Petrone, and William D. Wolter, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE DIERINGER delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Preston R. Davis, appeals from an order entered in the Circuit Court of Cook County dismissing a post-conviction petition.

Petitioner Davis was indicted in two counts for the offense of murder. On April 29, 1969, Davis pleaded guilty to the charge of murder and was sentenced to a term of not less than 14 years nor more than 14 years and one day in the Illinois...

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