People v. Allen

On April 26, 1972, the petitioner, Ronnie Allen, and his co-defendant, Chester Holiday, pleaded guilty to attempted armed robbery and three counts of voluntary manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Cook County, and they were each sentenced to terms of 9 to 14 years on the attempted armed robbery conviction and 9 to 19 years on each voluntary manslaughter conviction, all four sentences to be served concurrently.

The issues on appeal are whether the defendant was denied his constitutional rights when he was convicted and sentenced on three counts of voluntary manslaughter and on one count of…