The PEOPLE v. Neber

The appellant, Ernest Newton Neber III, pleaded guilty on March 4, 1964, in the circuit court of Fayette County to an information charging him with theft in excess of $150 in violation of section 16 — 1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, chap. 38, par. 16 — 1) and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than 3 nor more than 5 years. A petition was filed under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1965, chap. 38, par. 122 — 1) on October 21, 1966, in which Neber alleged a violation of his constitutional rights. The request for a hearing was denied…