PEOPLE v. PARKS

No. 76-1626.

369 N.E.2d 1373 (1977)

54 Ill. App.3d 967

12 Ill.Dec. 359

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leander PARKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

November 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Geis, Deputy State App. Defender, Chicago (Richard Steck, Asst. State App. Defender, Chicago, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago (Lee T. Hettinger, Michael E. Shabat, Asst. State's Attys., Chicago, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


JOHNSON, Justice:

Defendant, Leander Parks, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying his request to vacate his negotiated plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Defendant argues that the record does not show he received effective assistance of appointed counsel on his motion to withdraw.

Defendant was indicted for murder. (Ill. Rev.Stat.1973, ch. 38, par. 9-1.) On May 17, 1976, defendant, represented by appointed counsel other than...

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