People ex rel. Brown v. Brantley

The defendant files a pro se petition appealing from an order of the circuit court of Cass County denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus. The appeal was directed to the Illinois Supreme Court and that court transferred the case to this court for opinion. The judgment of the trial court is affirmed.

The defendant waived indictment and pleaded guilty to an information charging the murder of his wife and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not less than 27 nor more than 40 years. His post-conviction petition was denied by the circuit court and that action was affirmed by the Supreme…