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PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 5-97-0992.

715 N.E.2d 1218 (1999)

306 Ill. App.3d 1144

240 Ill.Dec. 161

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Velton L. WOODS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 19, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, John H. Gleason, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

William Haine, State's Atty., Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Sharee S. Langenstein, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for appellee.

Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Velton L. Woods, appeals from the dismissal by the circuit court of Madison County of his petition seeking postconviction relief. The court dismissed his petition as (1) untimely and (2) frivolous and patently without merit. He asserts that the trial court erroneously dismissed his petition, and he seeks a reversal and a remand to the circuit court for the appointment of counsel and further proceedings under...

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