Illinois Supreme Court October 1, 1973, 42586 (People v. Bowman)

MR. JUSTICE WARD

delivered the opinion of the court:

On May 29, 1968, Jimmie D. Bowman pleaded guilty to a charge of forgery in the circuit court of Massac County and was sentenced to serve from one to three years in the penitentiary. He filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1967, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.