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THE PEOPLE v. LANSING

No. 39277.

35 Ill.2d 247 (1966)

220 N.E.2d 218

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RICHARD LANSING, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

WILLIAM C. IVES, of Chicago, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM G. CLARK, Attorney General, of Springfield, and DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney, of Chicago, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and ALBERT J. ARMONDA, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

Mr. CHIEF JUSTICE KLINGBIEL delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 22, 1959, the petitioner, Richard Lansing, pleaded guilty in the criminal court of Cook County to a charge of murder and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of life imprisonment. On October 15, 1964, a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act was filed in the trial court. No hearing was held on the merits of the

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