People v. Nicewanner

The defendant Larry Nicewanner appeals from the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief by the circuit court. In 1978, Nicewanner pleaded guilty to two counts of indecent liberties with a child. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of four years on each count. His appointed counsel’s attempts to perfect an appeal from that sentence were unsuccessful, due to counsel’s failure to file a timely motion to withdraw the guilty plea and vacate the judgment. Such motion is a prerequisite to an appeal where a guilty plea has been entered. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 110A, par. 604(d).) As a…