People v. Parks

Defendant, Leander Parks, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying his request to vacate his negotiated plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter. Defendant argues that the record does not show he received effective assistance of appointed counsel on his motion to withdraw.

Defendant was indicted for murder. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1.) On May 17, 1976, defendant, represented by appointed counsel other than the public defender of Cook County, entered a negotiated plea of guilty to voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2) and, in…