PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 84-2094.

146 Ill. App.3d 139 (1986)

496 N.E.2d 1031

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. CHESTER A. WILLIAMS, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed July 3, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Frank P. Madea, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Karyn Stratton, and Maureen P. Feerick, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Chester Williams, appeals from the order of the Cook County circuit court which dismissed his pro se petition for relief under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act). (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.). On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court's failure to make explicit factual findings and legal conclusions in a written...

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