The PEOPLE v. Hysell

On September 26, 1967, the defendant, Robert A. Hysell, pleaded guilty in the circuit court of Adams County, to an indictment charging him with the crime of burglary. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than three nor more than ten years. On October 25, a notice of appeal was filed, but no appeal was perfected. His subsequent petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 38, pars. 122—1 thru 122—7), was denied without an evidentiary hearing, and the case is before us on appeal from that judgment.

On May 4, 1969, the defendant filed his pro se…