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THE PEOPLE v. MEYERS

No. 42530.

46 Ill.2d 149 (1970)

263 N.E.2d 81

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ARTHUR W. MEYERS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

RICHARD L. COOPER, of Geneva, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM R. KETCHAM, State's Attorney, of Elgin, (W. BEN MORGAN, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel,) for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

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

Arthur W. Meyers, represented by appointed counsel, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the circuit court of Kane County in May of 1967. Following a hearing in which his application for probation was denied, he was sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years imprisonment. He subsequently filed a petition for relief under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev...

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