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PEOPLE v. LEADLEY

No. 74-142.

26 Ill. App.3d 401 (1975)

331 N.E.2d 284

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MERLIN WARD LEADLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

March 31, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis and Mary Robinson, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Robert H. Rennick, State's Attorney, of Toulon (Bernard Rivkin and F. Stewart Merdian, both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE STOUDER delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the order of the circuit court of Stark County denying petitioner's pro se petition for post-conviction relief without a hearing on the merits.

On November 18, 1958, petitioner, Merlin Ward Leadley, pleaded guilty to one count of murder and was sentenced to 99 years in the penitentiary. On August 7, 1962, petitioner filed a pro se petition under the Post...

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