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PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 44211.

52 Ill.2d 227 (1972)

287 N.E.2d 663

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. ISAIAH BROWN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

JOHN F. NICHOLS, Illinois Defender Project, of Springfield, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and BASIL G. GREANIAS, State's Attorney, of Decatur (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

MR. JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal is from the dismissal in the circuit court of Macon County of a petition filed by Isaiah Brown under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.

The only contention the petitioner, an indigent, makes here is that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel through the inadequate representation afforded by the attorney...

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