People v. Logan

This is an appeal from the judgment of the appellate court (49 Ill. App. 3d 787), affirming the trial court’s dismissal of a petition filed by defendant, Lavon Logan, pursuant to section 72 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110, par. 72).

In September of 1972, defendant was tried by a jury for the armed robbery of a theater in Quincy. In its case in chief, the prosecution presented three witnesses. The cashier on duty at the theater described the details of the robbery but could not identify defendant as the robber. Another witness, who had known the defendant for 14 years,…