People Ex Rel. Williams v. Robinson

Petitioner, Perry Williams, filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus for discharge from the Illinois State Penitentiary, alleging that by reason of matters occurring since his conviction the judgment had become void, and that he was entitled to a discharge under a writ of habeas corpus. We required the Warden of the penitentiary to make answer to the petition, and upon the petition and answer an issue' of law was formed.

The answer discloses that on January 22, 1931, the petitioner was convicted, in the circuit court of Adams County, of robbery while armed with a deadly weapon, and was…