PEOPLE v. MERRITTE

No. 3-91-0583.

589 N.E.2d 190 (1992)

225 Ill. App.3d 986

168 Ill.Dec. 76

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Respondent-Appellee, v. Jessie L. MERRITTE, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 12, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Jessie Merritte.

Judith Z. Kelly, States' Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Joseph Navarro, State's Atty., Crim. Justice Center, Ottawa, for People.


Justice GORMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Jessie L. Merritte, was convicted of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and sentenced to 14 years' imprisonment. He appealed, and we affirmed his conviction and sentence. (People v. Merritte (No. 3-89-0543, Rule 23 Order, filed October 30, 1990).) He subsequently filed a post-conviction petition which was dismissed by the trial court as...

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