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PEOPLE v. MASON

No. 74-119.

29 Ill. App.3d 121 (1975)

329 N.E.2d 794

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. SPURGENT MASON, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

June 6, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Margaret Stapleton, of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., of Cairo, for appellant.

Waldemar C. Spomer, State's Attorney, of Cairo (Bruce D. Irish and Myra J. Brown, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant brought this action under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 122-1) to secure relief from the alleged violations of his constitutional rights which resulted in his conviction of the offense of murder and to a sentence of not less than 14 years and not more than 25 years. After a hearing...

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