People v. Harrison

Petitioner, James Harrison, filed a pro se petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.) claiming that in a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County his rights under the fourth and sixth amendments to the United States constitution were violated. On motion of the State the petition was dismissed and it is from this order of dismissal that petitioner appeals.

On February 9, 1967, Harrison was found guilty of the crime of possession of narcotic drugs and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from eight to ten years. He…