People v. Gloster

After a bench trial, defendant Ulysses Gloster was convicted of attempt murder and was sentenced to a term of 4 to 12 years’ imprisonment. The conviction was affirmed (People v. Gloster (1976), 42 Ill. App. 3d 1074) by order under Supreme Court Rule 23 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 110A, par. 23). Defendant then filed a pro se post-conviction petition (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.) and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and for appointment of counsel. A public defender was appointed as his counsel. The public defender withdrew at defendant’s request, and a private attorney…