PEOPLE v. ELLIOTT

Nos. 11778, 11945 cons.

9 Ill. App.3d 178 (1973)

292 N.E.2d 58

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT ELLIOTT, Defendant-Appellant — (THE PEOPLE ex rel. ROBERT ELLIOTT, Petitioner, v. ELZA BRANTLEY, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary at Menard, Respondent.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

January 24, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. McNichols, of Defender Project, of Springfield, for appellant.

No appearance for the People.


Judgment reversed and cause remanded.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE CRAVEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant plead guilty to an information charging two counts of forgery. He waived his right to counsel and grand jury indictment on December 16, 1971. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of 3 to 10 years. Subsequent to the appeal from the conviction and sentence, defendant filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus which was denied...

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