People v. Farley

Petitioner, Robert C. Farley, hereafter referred to as defendant, filed a petition purporting to be authorized by the statute (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1949, chap. 38, par. 826,) commonly known as the Post-Conviction Act, in the criminal court of Cook County, claiming that he had been denied certain constitutional rights, and prays that a judgment of conviction rendered against him be vacated, and that he be allowed a new trial. Upon a hearing the criminal court denied the petition of defendant, and thereupon he filed and was allowed a writ of error to this court.

The petition briefly sets forth that…