The PEOPLE v. Garrison

The defendant, James Garrison, entered a plea of guilty in the circuit court of St. Clair County in July of 1964 to an indictment charging him with burglary. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of 8 to 12 years.

On May 19, 1967, the defendant, referring to a post-conviction petition he stated he had filed in the circuit court on May 12, 1965, moved for the appointment of counsel, because, among other reasons, “he recognizes that his pending petition is insufficient and needs amending.” The petition of May, 1965, is not in the record and no comment concerning it appears. On June 2,…