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THE PEOPLE v. BURTON

No. 42470.

46 Ill.2d 135 (1970)

262 N.E.2d 917

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. DONALD BURTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed September 22, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEVEN HELFER, of Rochelle, appointed by the court, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, and JOHN B. ROE, State's Attorney, of Oregon, (FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE BURT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Donald Burton, was convicted of the crime of felony theft in the circuit court of Ogle County on his plea of guilty to the charge and sentenced to serve a term of one to five years in the penitentiary. Thereafter he filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act in which he alleged in substance that his attorney who represented

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