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PEOPLE v. JOHNSON

No. 56909.

17 Ill. App.3d 277 (1974)

308 N.E.2d 31

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. WILLIAM JOHNSON, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

January 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Bradley, Deputy Defender, of Chicago (James R. Streicker, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (James S. Veldman and Douglas Cannon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed in part and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE DRUCKER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief contending that (1) appointed counsel's failure to amend his pro se petition into the appropriate legal from constituted a denial of his right to effective assistance of counsel, and (2) counsel's failure to notify defendant that he would inform the court that his petition was without...

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