People v. Brouhard

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Stephenson County which, following an evidentiary hearing, denied defendant’s amended petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Ill.Rev.Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.

The defendant, Robert Brouhard, a parolee, was indicted for burglary and unlawful use of weapons and the public defender was appointed to represent him. The morning that the case was set for trial the public defender and the State’s Attorney entered into extensive plea negotiations. The defendant rejected two of the State’s Attorney’s proposals. The…