Sackett v. People

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Moore.

On February 19, 1964, plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was, by a jury, found guilty of aggravated robbery. He was represented upon the trial by competent counsel. No motion for a new trial or in arrest of judgment was filed by him, and the record discloses that he expressly waived the right to file any such motion, and requested that judgment enter on the verdict. The sentence of from 17 to 25 years imprisonment in the state penitentiary was entered on March 26, 1964.

On August 6, 1964, the defendant filed his request for a free…