People Ex Rel. Carey v. Collins

The petitioner, the People of the State of Illinois, seeks the issuance of a writ of mandamus against the respondents, Robert J. Collins, a judge of the circuit court of Cook County, and Michael Hanrahan, directing respondent Collins to vacate an order entered December 5, 1979, which reduced the sentences that Collins had imposed on Hanrahan upon the latter’s conviction on July 15, 1976.

Hanrahan (referred to hereafter as respondent) and his father, Homer Hanrahan, were convicted by a jury in a trial held before Judge Collins on charges of criminal conduct causing the death of Marion Hanrahan,…