People ex rel. Bright v. Twomey

The defendant was convicted in 1964 of aggravated battery and attempt murder; he was sentenced to concurrent terms of 15 to 20 years on the attempt murder and 7 to 10 years on the aggravated battery. It is conceded that both offenses arose out of the same conduct.

The judgment was affirmed in 1966 after direct appeal. (People v. Bright, 78 Ill.App.2d 2, 223 N.E.2d 215.) Subsequently, in 1969, the Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a dismissal of his post-conviction petition on the grounds that the issues raised in the post-conviction petition had been decided in the direct appeal and were res…