People v. Abrams

The defendant, Charles Abrams, was charged with the crime of murder. Initially, on arraignment, he pleaded not guilty. He subsequently withdrew his not guilty plea on January 14, 1964. He was sentenced to the Illinois State Penitentiary for a term of not less than fifteen nor more than thirty years.

On February 14,1969, he filed pro se a post-conviction petition alleging, among other things, that he was deprived of his right to competent and effective assistance of counsel. After an evidentiary hearing, at which both the defendant and his court appointed trial counsel testified, the petition…