People v. Brown

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

In December 1970, the defendant William Brown entered a plea of guilty to the offense of burglary in the circuit court of Logan County and was sentenced to a term of 2 to 5 years in the penitentiary. No appeal was taken. In August 1972, the defendant filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief which was denied on June 13, 1973, by the trial court without an evidentiary hearing. From this order, the defendant appeals alleging (1) that the conditions and treatment in the county and city jail were inherently and psychologically…