The PEOPLE v. Wade

As the result of the death of his wife by shooting, defendant, Emanuel Wade, was charged by a two-count indictment returned to the circuit court of Cook County with the crimes of murder and voluntary manslaughter. Near the close of an ensuing jury trial the voluntary manslaughter count was nol-prossed, and defendant was subsequently found guilty of murder and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 20 nor more than 25 years. On appeal to the appellate court, the judgment of conviction was affirmed. (71 Ill. App. 2d 202.) Thereafter, defendant filed a post-conviction…