PEOPLE v. RICHARDSON

No. 83579.

727 N.E.2d 362 (2000)

189 Ill.2d 401

245 Ill.Dec. 109

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Floyd RICHARDSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied April 3, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Peters, Julie B. Aimen, Chicago, for Appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (William L. Browers, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, Renee G. Goldfarb, Sally L. Dilgart, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Justice FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Floyd Richardson, petitioned the circuit court of Cook County for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122-1 (West 1998)). The circuit 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, this court recited the details...

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