People v. Wallace

Defendant appeals the judgment of the court below which denied his petition for post-conviction relief.

Defendant was charged with the crime of burglary and the Public Defender was appointed by the court to represent him. At arraignment defendant entered a plea of not guilty. At a subsequent date defendant changed his plea to guilty and made application for probation. Probation was denied and defendant was sentenced to eight to fifteen years in the penitentiary.

With the assistance of the Illinois Defender Project the defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief based upon the…