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PEOPLE v. COLE

No. 77-240.

61 Ill. App.3d 1007 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 381

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIE J. COLE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 10, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Rosborough and E. William Hutton, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Stephen L. Spomer, State's Attorney, of Metropolis (Bruce D. Irish and Ann E. Singleton, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE KARNS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by petitioner, Willie J. Cole, from an order of the Circuit Court of Massac County dismissing his amended petition for post-conviction relief.

Cole was arrested in 1973 for the shooting of Orval Bean. He pleaded guilty to the charge of aggravated battery and was sentenced to a term of 3 to 9 years imprisonment. In January 1977, Cole filed pro se a...

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