Legal Opinion
People v. Towns
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided June 18, 1998No. 81435PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
696 N.E.2d 1128 (1998)
182 Ill.2d 491
231 Ill.Dec. 557
The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee,
v.
Terrance TOWNS, Appellant.
No. 81435.
Supreme Court of Illinois.
June 18, 1998.
Anna Ahronheim, Capital Litigation Div., Chicago, for Terrance Towns.
Penelope M. George, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, State's Attorney St. Clair County, Belleville, Jim Ryan, Atty. Gen., Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People.
2Opinion of the Court · BilandicJustice Bilandic
Defendant, Terrance Towns, appeals from an order of the circuit court of St. Clair County dismissing his amended petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing.…
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