PEOPLE v. MILLIGAN

No. 71-232.

17 Ill. App.3d 865 (1974)

309 N.E.2d 61

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT F. MILLIGAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

February 27, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell, Deputy Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Kelly D. Long, State's Attorney, of Hillsboro, for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE CREBS delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Montgomery County dismissing defendant's pro se petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.). The sole point at issue is whether the representation of defendant's court-appointed counsel can be considered adequate where, prior to the hearing, counsel failed to discuss...

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