The PEOPLE v. Keagle

Robert Keagle, hereafter defendant, is presently serving a sentence of 25 years to life for armed robbery. His petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Flearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.) was denied by the circuit court of Cook County, and he has appealed. He contends that his conviction must be reversed because it was obtained by twice putting him in jeopardy for the same offense, in violation of his rights under the constitutions of this State and of the United States.

To determine this issue a lengthy course of litigation must be reviewed. In 1952 the…