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PEOPLE v. SWEARINGEN

No. 4-85-0173.

140 Ill. App.3d 93 (1986)

488 N.E.2d 324

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. RUSSELL SWEARINGEN, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed January 13, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and John J. Hanlon, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Jeffrey K. Davison, State's Attorney, of Decatur (Robert J. Biderman and Kevin T. McClain, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Russell Swearingen, filed an amended pro se petition for post-conviction relief on February 4, 1985. The trial court found that the petition was without merit and dismissed it pursuant to section 122-2.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963. (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 38, par. 122-2.1.) On appeal, the defendant argues that: (1) the trial court...

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