PEOPLE v. HINTON

No. 44302.

52 Ill.2d 239 (1972)

287 N.E.2d 657

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. EDWARD HINTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (SUZANNE M. KOHUT and JAMES J. DOHERTY, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and EDWARD V. HANRAHAN, State's Attorney, of Chicago (JAMES B. ZAGEL, Assistant Attorney General, and ELMER C. KISSANE and MARK T. ZOBOR, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

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

The defendant, Edward Hinton, filed a petition under section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110, par. 72) in the circuit court of Cook County to vacate his prior conviction in that court for attempted murder and armed robbery. After a hearing his petition was denied, and on appeal the Appellate Court, First...

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