PEOPLE EX REL. WILLIS v. DEPT. OF COR.

No. 43353.

51 Ill.2d 382 (1972)

282 N.E.2d 716

THE PEOPLE ex rel. DAN WILLIS, Appellant, v. THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied May 25, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

GERALD W. GETTY, Public Defender, of Chicago (JAMES N. GRAMENOS, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General, of Springfield (JAMES B. ZAGEL and JAMES R. STREICKER, Assistant Attorneys General, of counsel), for appellee.


Order affirmed.

MR. JUSTICE DAVIS delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Dan Willis, filed a pro se petition in the circuit court of Cook County which he labeled a petition for writ of habeas corpus. A motion to dismiss the petition was granted without a hearing, and the petitioner has appealed directly to this court.

On December 28, 1966, the petitioner pleaded guilty to the charge...

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