People v. Seidler

The defendant, who was represented by the public defender, pleaded guilty to the offenses of burglary, theft and possession of burglary tools. He was sentenced to serve three concurrent terms in the penitentiary, 3 to 5 years for the offenses of burglary and theft and 1 year to 1 year and 1 day for possession of burglary tools.

On January 5, 1973, the defendant notified the Circuit Court of Alexander County of his intention to file a post-conviction petition and requested that an attorney be appointed to represent him. The same public defender who had represented the defendant throughout the…