The PEOPLE v. Barnes

The defendant, Howard R. Barnes, pleaded guilty to a charge of armed robbery in the circuit court' of Cook County and was sentenced to imprisonment for not less than four nor more than eight years. His petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, pars. 122 — 1 et seq.')-was dismissed upon the State’s motion and he has appealed.

The defendant first went to trial on April 8, 1964. That trial resulted in a hung jury, and his second trial commenced on November 8, 1965. He was represented by his privately retained attorney. After both sides had rested, but before…