The PEOPLE v. Brown

The defendant, Major Brown, entered pleas of guilty in the circuit court of Champaign County to two informations charging him with the crime of forgery and was sentenced to the penitentiary for concurrent terms of not less than seven years nor more than seven years and one day. His petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act was denied without hearing evidence and the defendant has appealed from the post-conviction judgment.

The post-conviction petition was filed pro se- and contained several allegations, including the charge that defendant was not represented by counsel at the time of his…