People v. Brown

Defendant, Gary Michael Brown, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Jackson County summarily dismissing his pro se petition for post-conviction relief filed pursuant to section 122 — 1 et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1984 Supp., ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.). For the reasons which follow, we reverse and remand with directions.

Defendant was convicted of murder in 1979 and was sentenced to serve a prison term of 30 to 75 years. That conviction was affirmed by this court on direct appeal, sub nom. People v. Jeffrey (1981), 94 Ill. App. 3d 455, 418…