People v. Pier

This is an appeal from the circuit court of Macon County which dismissed the defendant’s post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing.

Defendant, Robert E. Pier, was convicted of burglary and placed on probation. Later he was charged with violating his probation, and a hearing was held on the charge. At the hearing the defendant admitted his violation of the probation order and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of from 2 to 15 years.

In his post-conviction petition the defendant contends that his admission of the violation of probation was induced by an unfulfilled…