PEOPLE v. NICHOLLS

No. 73-47.

33 Ill. App.3d 650 (1975)

341 N.E.2d 754

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EARNEST LLOYD NICHOLLS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

November 13, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James R. Streicker and Victoria J. Meyers, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Nicholas G. Byron, State's Attorney, of Edwardsville (Bruce D. Irish and Raymond F. Buckley, Jr., both of Illinois State's Attorneys Association, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JONES delivered the opinion of the court:

Earnest Lloyd Nicholls, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, brought a petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, § 122-1 et seq.) Following an evidentiary hearing the request for relief was denied. From the denial of relief this appeal is brought.

Petitioner was convicted of murder, in a jury trial, and sentenced...

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