People v. Mengedoht

Defendant, William Mengedoht, appeals from an order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.) The central issue is whether the failure to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel on direct appeal and at his post-conviction hearing precludes raising the issue for the first time on appeal from post-conviction proceedings. We hold it does under the circumstances present here and affirm the judgment of the Circuit Court of Boone County.

Defendant entered a plea of guilty to murder on February 5, 1974, and was sentenced to…