People Ex Rel. Swanson v. Williams

An original petition for mandamus was filed in this court by the People of the State of Illinois, on the relation of John A. Swanson, then State’s attorney of Cook county, against Charles A. Williams, judge of the superior court and ex-officio judge of the criminal court of Cook county, and also against the criminal court of Cook county. The object of the petition is to compel the judge, or in the alternative the criminal court of Cook county, to expunge, set aside and strike from the record of said court certain orders purporting to vacate the judgment of conviction and sentences imposed…