The PEOPLE v. Mayfield

On June 11, 1964, petitioner, Clarence Mayfield, was found guilty by a jury in the circuit court of Cook County of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs. Subsequently, the Appellate Court, First District, affirmed the conviction (69 Ill. App. 2d 388). Assisted by retained counsel, he then filed a petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.) The State filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted. We are now asked to reverse the order dismissing Mayfield’s petition and order the circuit court to hold an evidentiary hearing on the…