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PEOPLE v. PITNER

No. 58305.

17 Ill. App.3d 619 (1974)

307 N.E.2d 755

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. EARL PITNER, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

February 11, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Ronald Alwin and Dale Broeder, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Bernard Carey, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth L. Gillis and James S. Veldman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE GOLDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:

After a plea of not guilty in a bench trial on January 4, 1972, Earl Pitner (defendant) was found guilty of theft (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 16-1). He was sentenced to the county jail for one year. There was no direct appeal. On February 18, 1972, he filed a post-conviction petition (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) which alleged in substance that...

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