The PEOPLE v. Meyers

Arthur W. Meyers, represented by appointed counsel, pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary in the circuit court of Kane County in May of 1967. Following a hearing in which his application for probation was denied, he was sentenced to a term of 5 to 10 years imprisonment. He subsequently filed a petition for relief under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.), contending that he was denied the effective assistance of appointed counsel at trial, and that his plea of guilty was improperly induced by the State’s Attorney’s unfulfilled promise…