(DOWNLOAD) "Mitchell v. the People" by Supreme Court of Illinois ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Mitchell v. the People
Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
Release Date : January 21, 1952
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 58 KB

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Petitioner, imprisoned in the Illinois State Penitentiary, under a life sentence for the crime of murder, seeks release from that sentence under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1951, chap. 38, pars. 826-832.) He contends that his three counsel, who were selected and retained by him, were incompetent; wherefore, he conceives that he has been denied due process of law. Ordinarily, a defendant who retains counsel of his own selection is responsible if that counsel does not faithfully serve his interest. Any other rule would put a premium upon pretended incompetence of counsel; for, if the rule were otherwise, a lawyer with a desperate case would have only to neglect it in order to ensure reversal or vacation of the conviction.