Williams v. the People

Writ of error is sued out to the circuit court of Cook County, criminal division, to review the order of that court dismissing a petition for writ of error coram nobis allegedly based upon newly discovered evidence. Gerald Williams was indicted for the December 29, i960, armed robbery of gasoline attendant, Ronald Cheney. He was tried jointly with two other defendants and all three were found guilty by a jury. Williams was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than one nor more than eight years. Subsequently, writ of error was sued out of this court and on May 27, 1963, the…