PEOPLE v. BURNETT

No. 72-296.

11 Ill. App.3d 383 (1973)

296 N.E.2d 598

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARCHIE BURNETT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

May 17, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Farrell, Defender Project, of Mt. Vernon, (Michael A. Schmitt, Senior Law Student, of counsel,) for appellant.

Robert H. Rice, State's Attorney, (James W. Jerz and Edward N. Morris, both of Model District State's Attorneys Office, of counsel,) for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

PER CURIAM:

Defendant, Archie Burnett, appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. In 1965 defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of escape and received a sentence of from eight to ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

On this appeal defendant contends that the indictment failed to charge an offense and that he was denied adequate assistance of counsel in presenting his post-conviction...

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