People v. West

The petitioner, Thomas Paul West, appeals the dismissal of his post-conviction petition. We affirm.

The record shows that on August 20, 1981, the petitioner was convicted of voluntary manslaughter (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 9 — 2). The trial court subsequently sentenced him to a six-year term of imprisonment. On appeal, this court vacated the sentence and remanded the cause for resentencing. (People v. West (1982), 106 Ill. App. 3d 1161 (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23).) On February 4, 1983, the trial court imposed a four-year prison sentence to be followed by a…