People v. Becraft

Defendant, James Becraft, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Sangamon County entered May 24, 1978, pursuant to the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 105—1.01 etseq.), declaring him to be such a person and committing him to the custody of the Director of Corrections. On appeal, defendant contends (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his appointed counsel was tainted with a per se conflict of interest, (2) the trial court erred in failing to sua sponte hold a hearing to determine his fitness to stand trial or be sentenced (Ill.…