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PEOPLE v. RICHESON

No. 43746.

50 Ill.2d 46 (1971)

277 N.E.2d 134

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. RICHARD RICHESON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ILLINOIS DEFENDER PROJECT, of Mt. Vernon, and RICHARD RICHESON, pro se, for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield, (THOMAS J. IMMEL and FRED G. LEACH, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel,) for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE KLUCZYNSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Effingham County denying defendant's motion for appointment of counsel and dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. On March 5, 1959, the defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of burglary pursuant to advice of court-appointed counsel. The defendant appealed on the basis of his incompetency to stand trial and this...

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