People v. Dye

In 1970, petitioner Richard Lee Dye pleaded guilty in the McLean County circuit court to a two-count indictment for forgery and was sentenced to a term of three to five years imprisonment. He appealed, counsel being appointed to represent him and a free transcript provided, and raised, unsuccessfully, the issue of the severity of the sentence. People v. Dye, 122 Ill.App.2d 480.

He subsequently filed a pro se petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1969, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.) He did not allege indigence nor did he request the appointment of counsel. Upon the State’s…