The PEOPLE v. Core

Defendant Ulysee Core was found guilty of armed robbery in the circuit court of Madison County upon his plea of guilty and sentenced to imprisonment for a term of two to seven years. His pro se post-conviction petition filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.) was denied on August 6, 1969, following appointment of counsel and an evidentiary hearing. No appeal was taken from that judgment. An application for executive clemency was filed by defendant and denied on November 22, 1969. Defendant filed a second post-conviction petition on…