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PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 84-786.

143 Ill. App.3d 540 (1986)

493 N.E.2d 27

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FRANCIS SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Rehearing denied June 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, Dean P. Karlos, and James E. Tyrrell, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, convicted by a jury of escape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 31-6), appeals the circuit court's denial of his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.). He contends that the circuit court erred in denying his petition which alleged ineffective assistance of counsel where, subsequent to the...

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