PEOPLE v. BROWN

No. 1-88-0623.

574 N.E.2d 78 (1991)

214 Ill. App.3d 741

158 Ill.Dec. 284

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Respondent-Appellee, v. Ronald BROWN, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

May 16, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County Chicago (James S. Jacobs, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for petitioner-appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth McCurry, Judith Hannah, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for respondent-appellee.


Justice LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner Ronald Brown appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his amended petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, petitioner contends that it was error to dismiss his amended petition without an evidentiary hearing when that petition set forth factual allegations establishing that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial and on direct appeal.

In 1978 petitioner...

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