People v. Willis

Lester E. Willis appeals from the order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief without an evidentiary hearing. He argues that he was entitled to an evidentiary hearing because the petition, affidavits and transcript of his trial wherein he pleaded guilty made a prima facie showing of his right to relief where (1) the admonitions of the court preceding his plea of guilty were insufficient to establish that he had been informed of the nature of the charges against him and that a factual basis for his plea existed and (2) his guilty plea was…