The PEOPLE v. Owens

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County which dismissed the post-conviction petition of Louis Owens. In March of 1959 Owens was convicted of assault with intent to commit robbery and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of not less than seven nor more than fourteen years. A writ of error was issued to review the judgment of conviction, but upon motion of the petitioner’s counsel this court stayed proceedings on the writ of error pending the filing and disposition of the post-conviction petition that is now before us.

The petition asserts that Owens “was denied…