PEOPLE v. HORTON

No. 78-622.

73 Ill. App.3d 9 (1979)

391 N.E.2d 498

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. WILLIAM J. HORTON, Defendant-Appellant.

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

Opinion filed June 6, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (James H. Reddy, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Marcia B. Orr and Myra J. Brown, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

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

The defendant, William J. Horton, convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to a term of 20 to 50 years, appeals from a denial following an evidentiary hearing of his petition for post-conviction relief. His conviction was affirmed on direct appeal by the appellate court (35 Ill.App.3d 208

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