People v. McCarty

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Kankakee County dismissing a pro se petition filed by defendant William McCarty under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, § 122 et seq.).

The record discloses (and this court takes judicial notice of the fact) that defendant William McCarty was convicted of armed robbery and armed violence. As a result thereof, he was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of from 8 to 12 years. Following his conviction defendant appealed, together with two confederates. His conviction for armed robbery was affirmed. The conviction…