People v. Martin

Petitioner, Herbert Martin, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County denying, after an evidentiary hearing, the relief sought in his petition filed under the provisions of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.). Petitioner was convicted of unlawful sale of narcotic drugs, the appellate court affirmed (People v. Martin, 74 Ill. App. 2d 431), his post-conviction petition was denied without an evidentiary hearing, and this court reversed and remanded (46 Ill.2d 565) with directions to conduct an evidentiary hearing.

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