People v. Wiser

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS

delivered the opinion of the icourt:

On August 1, 1972, defendant-appellant Clyde O. Wiser, pursuant to plea negotiations, entered his plea of guilty to the charge of theft over •'$150. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of 2 to 10 years. There ’•was no direct appeal from the conviction.

On October 23, 1973, a hearing was had on defendant’s petition for post-conviction relief which was denied. At the same time the trial judge denied defendant’s motion for leave to amend the petition. The amendment alleged that the record demonstrated that no factual basis for…