OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, August 6, 1968:
In 1960 appellant was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree and received a life sentence. No appeal was taken. Seven years later Payton commenced the present action under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, seeking the right to file new trial motions and, if necessary, take a direct appeal to this Court. Following an evidentiary hearing, with counsel, the petition was dismissed. Hence this appeal.
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