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PEOPLE v. LAWSON

No. 12366.

23 Ill. App.3d 338 (1974)

319 N.E.2d 258

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JAMES LAWSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

November 14, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols, J. Daniel Stewart, and Daniel D. Yuhas, all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Arthur A. Jones, State's Attorney, of Paris, for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SIMKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

On November 23, 1963, defendant James Lawson, entered a plea of guilty to an indictment charging him with five counts of murder and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 60 to 100 years. No direct appeal was taken from this conviction. On May 7, 1973, a petition for post-conviction relief was filed in the Edgar county circuit court. On May 29, 1973, a hearing on the petition was...

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