PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN

No. 78812.

687 N.E.2d 820 (1997)

178 Ill.2d 65

227 Ill.Dec. 338

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Henry GRIFFIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Cunningham, Chicago, for Henry Griffin.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney Cook Co., Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, for the People of the State of Illinois.


Chief Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court.

Defendant, Henry Griffin, filed a second petition for post-conviction relief in the circuit court of Cook County pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. 725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 1994). The trial court dismissed defendant's petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a). We affirm.

BACKGROUND

In defendant's direct appeal...

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