People v. Williams

The defendant, James Williams, has appealed to this court from the dismissal by the circuit court of Cook County of his petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 etseq.), which complained of his convictions on August 2, 1968, on charges of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs and bail jumping. Saying that the petition set out that his conviction involved a substantial violation of his constitutional rights, he complains that there was error in denying him an evidentiary hearing.

On August 2, 1968, the defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to…