PEOPLE v. HOWER

No. 4-83-0122.

119 Ill. App.3d 479 (1983)

456 N.E.2d 869

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STEPHEN W. HOWER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed November 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and David Bergschneider, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Chris E. Freese, State's Attorney, of Sullivan (Robert J. Biderman and David E. Mannchen, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment reversed.

JUSTICE MILLER delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal the defendant, Stephen W. Hower, challenges a judgment for reimbursement of the cost of court-appointed counsel entered against him by the trial court pursuant to section 113-3.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 113-3.1). Because counsel was appointed to represent Hower against his wishes, we reverse the judgment for reimbursement...

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