People v. Dunn

Defendant, Eddie Dunn, pleaded guilty to the crime of burglary in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of not less than five nor more than ten years. No direct appeal was taken but defendant did file a pro se post-conviction petition, which petition was dismissed without evidentiary hearing. On appeal he claims that the court erred in dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing and that he was denied adequate representation by counsel apappointed to represent him at the post-conviction hearing.

An examination of the record in this…