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PEOPLE v. McGINNIS

No. 76-999.

51 Ill. App.3d 273 (1977)

366 N.E.2d 969

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. WOODROW McGINNIS, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed August 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (John M. Kalnins, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel, and Marcia B. Delarue), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Laurence J. Bolon, James S. Veldman, and Louis R. Schroeder, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Woodrow McGinnis, appeals from an order of the trial court granting the State's motion to dismiss his petition for post-conviction relief without conducting an evidentiary hearing. Petitioner was charged with rape and, on June 8, 1972, after a trial without a jury, he was found guilty of that crime. He was sentenced to four to five years. On direct appeal he contended...

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