People v. Sherman

The defendant, Gerald Allan Sherman, appeals from the order of the Circuit Court of Tazewell County dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief without his presence and without an evidentiary hearing.

In 1978, the defendant was found guilty of robbery and theft following a jury trial. He subsequently received a concurrent 5-year term of imprisonment for each offense. He directly appealed, and this court affirmed the robbery conviction, vacated the theft conviction, and affirmed the sentencing order. (People v. Sherman (1980), 87 Ill. App. 3d 937, 409 N.E.2d 486.) Thereafter, he filed…