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PEOPLE EX REL. WEAVER v. LONGO

No. 46255.

57 Ill.2d 67 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 581

THE PEOPLE ex rel. JAMES WEAVER, Relator, v. JOSEPH J. LONGO et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed March 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard M. Rubin, of Chicago (Peter Berman (Senior Law Student), of counsel), appointed by the court, for relator.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield (James B. Zagel and Robert E. Davy, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for respondents.

Writ awarded.

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

The relator, James Weaver, was convicted of attempted armed robbery and had served 5 years of a 13-to-14-year sentence of imprisonment. He sought and was granted leave to file this original mandamus action seeking issuance of the writ to compel respondents, the chairman and members of the Parole and Pardon Board of the State of Illinois, to apply to his case the provisions...

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