People v. Ballinger

Petitioner, Jesse Ballinger, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing without an evidentiary hearing his petition seeking relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.) Petitioner, in a bench trial, was convicted of murder and this court affirmed the judgment. (People v. Ballinger, 36 Ill.2d 620.) His post-conviction petition was filed pro se and the Public Defender was appointed to represent him. The transcript of the proceedings during the argument of the People’s motion to dismiss the petition reflects that…