PEOPLE v. ALLEN

No. 2-85-1014.

151 Ill. App.3d 391 (1986)

502 N.E.2d 1260

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RONNIE ALLEN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied February 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert K. Slattery, of Freeport, for appellant.

Charles Hartman, State's Attorney, of Freeport (Kenneth R. Boyle, William L. Browers, and Marshall Stevens, all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HOPF delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ronnie Allen, appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction petition and argues that his post-conviction counsel inadequately represented him by failing to examine the trial record or to amend his pro se post-conviction petition. Defendant also argues that the trial court erred in denying his petition without an evidentiary hearing.

Defendant was found guilty...

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