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PEOPLE v. HEIRENS

No. 1-90-2240.

648 N.E.2d 260 (1995)

271 Ill. App.3d 392

207 Ill.Dec. 804

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William HEIRENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

March 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Stephen Richards, of counsel), for appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kevin Sweeney, of counsel), for appellee.

Presiding Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1946 defendant William Heirens pleaded guilty to three murders, among numerous other crimes, and received a life term in prison for each of the three murders, to be served consecutively. Defendant's convictions and continued imprisonment have been the subject of many actions in both State and Federal forums for nearly a half century.

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