People v. Burnett

Defendant, Archie Burnett, appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. In 1965 defendant pleaded guilty to the crime of escape and received a sentence of from eight to ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

On this appeal defendant contends that the indictment failed to charge an offense and that he was denied adequate assistance of counsel in presenting his post-conviction petition.

The indictment in this case referred to Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, sec. 31—6, when it should properly have read sec. 31—6a. Leave was granted the States Attorney…