People v. Moyer

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered' the opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Macon County dismissed defendant’s post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing and that dismissal is assigned as error. The original conviction of the defendant was affirmed by this court in People v. Moyer, 1 Ill.App.3d 245, 273 N.E.2d 210. The defendant was represented by the public defender on his original trial and by another attorney at his request on his first appeal. Following affirmance by this court, he filed his pro se petition for post-conviction relief. Counsel was appointed for him, an…