PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 58270.

36 Ill. App.3d 315 (1976)

343 N.E.2d 525

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. POSIE JONES, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed February 26, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley and Kenneth L. Jones, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis and Barry Rand Elden, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HAYES delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, Posie Jones (hereinafter petitioner), appeals from an order sustaining the State's motion to dismiss his post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) On the appeal, petitioner contends that the post-conviction court should have held an evidentiary hearing on his allegations that his retained trial counsel...

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