(DOWNLOAD) "People v. Harris" by Supreme Court of Illinois # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: People v. Harris
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 25, 1973
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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The defendant, Coylee Harris, was found guilty of murder by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 14 nor more than 20 years. In his appeal to the appellate court the defendant contended, among other things, that he was prejudiced because the State failed to reveal to the jury its intention to nol-pros murder indictments against two co-defendants who testified against him. This contention was founded upon the fact that five days after Harris's conviction the court allowed the State's motion to nol-pros the charges against these co-defendants. The appellate court observed that these matters would more appropriately be presented under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1963, ch. 38, par. 826 et seq.). The defendant then filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act, and the appellate court postponed oral argument of the case pending on appeal before it until disposition was made of the post-conviction petition. After a hearing the circuit court denied the relief sought in the petition. The appellate court then proceeded and affirmed the conviction in the original proceeding. People v. Harris (1969), 105 Ill. App.2d 305.
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