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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 46464.

59 Ill.2d 243 (1974)

320 N.E.2d 13

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 27, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James N. Gramenos and John T. Moran, Jr., Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

William J. Scott, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James B. Zagel, Assistant Attorney General, and Patrick T. Driscoll, Jr., and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

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

The defendant, Charles Williams, represented by appointed counsel, was convicted on September 17, 1969, in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County of the murder of Arthur Pearson, and sentenced to a term of 50 to 75 years' imprisonment. By motion dated December 5, 1969, and filed February 16, 1970, the indigent defendant, pro se, sought a transcript of his...

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