The PEOPLE v. Logue

This appeal is from a judgment of the circuit court of Peoria County, which, after an evidentiary hearing, dismissed the defendant’s amended petition filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, pars. 122 — 1 et seq.

The defendant was taken into custody on July 21, 1965, for investigation in connection with the death of Billie Daniel. Three days later, an indictment charged him and Robert L. Seitz with the murder of Daniel. On July 28, the Public Defender for Peoria County was appointed by the trial court to represent both of the accused. After conferring…