People v. Seaman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE GREEN

delivered the opinion of the court:

After trial by jury in the Circuit Court of McLean County, defendant John Edward Seaman was convicted of the offense of armed robbery and sentenced to 5 to 15 years’ imprisonment. Upon appeal and represented by new counsel, his sole contention is that he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective assistance of trial counsel. He recognizes that a long line of cases including People v. Washington (1968), 41 Ill. 2d 16, 241 N.E.2d 425, and our recent decision in People v. Elliott (1977), 46 Ill. App. 3d 887, 890, 361 N.E.2d…