People v. Miller

Petitioner entered a plea of guilty on January 24, 1973, to the offense of aimed robbery in violation of section 18 — 2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2) and was sentenced to a term of four years to four years and one day. Although not expressly imposed by the trial court, the sentence included the five-year term of parole mandated by section 5 — 8—1(e) of the Unified Code of Corrections. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1973, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 2(b), 1005 — 8—1(e).) No appeal was taken from that conviction.

On July 29, 1974, petitioner filed a pro se petition for relief…