People v. Noel

Defendant Thomas Noel was convicted of robbery and was sentenced to a term of eight years’ imprisonment. Defendant’s conviction and sentence were subsequently affirmed by this court. People v. Noel, 269 Ill. App. 3d 1147 (1995) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). On February 10, 1995, defendant filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief. On August 8, 1995, the trial court appointed counsel to represent the defendant and scheduled a hearing for those matters raised in paragraph 4(a) of defendant’s petition. With respect to paragraph 4(b) of the petition, the court ruled…