The PEOPLE v. Rose

Petitioners, Joseph Rose and Hugo Mattes, appeal from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County denying their petition for relief filed under the provisions of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, 112—1 et seq.) Rule 651(a) provides for appeal directly to this court.

This is the second appeal in this case. (See People v. Rose, 43 Ill.2d 273.) After hearing the evidence as directed by our mandate the trial court again denied the petition and this appeal followed. The facts are reviewed at length in our earlier opinion and will be restated here only to the…