PEOPLE v. OAKS

No. 3-11-0381.

978 N.E.2d 1151 (2012)

2012 IL App (3d) 110381

365 Ill. Dec. 648

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Douglas E. OAKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

November 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anne E Carlson , Justyna Garbaczewska Scalpone and Tiffany Boye Green (argued), State Appellate Defender's Office, Chicago, for appellant.

Terence M. Patton , State's Attorney, Cambridge ( Terry A. Mertel and Dawn D. Duffy , (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice McDADE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 In this appeal, defendant, Douglas E. Oaks, contests the dismissal of his postconviction petition after a third-stage evidentiary hearing. Defendant also challenges the trial court's denial of his request for leave to file supplemental postconviction claims during the third-stage evidentiary hearing. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.

¶ 2 FACTS

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