PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 61071.

109 Ill.2d 391 (1985)

488 N.E.2d 255

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. HERNANDO WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied February 4, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheldon Nagelberg, of Chicago, for appellant.

Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General, of Springfield, and Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry and Kevin Sweeney, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Hernando Williams, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his request for post-conviction relief. The petitioner originally pleaded guilty to charges of murder, armed robbery, aggravated kidnaping, and rape and, on the murder conviction, was sentenced by a jury to death; various terms of imprisonment were imposed for the other convictions. This...

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