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PEOPLE v. DORRIS

No. 4-99-0979.

746 N.E.2d 303 (2001)

319 Ill. App.3d 579

253 Ill.Dec. 855

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calvin L. DORRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

March 16, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Jacqueline L. Bullard, Assistant Defender (argued), Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Calvin L. Dorris.

John C. Piland, Champaign County State's Attorney, Urbana, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Charles F. Mansfield, Staff Attorney (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In November 1999, the trial court dismissed defendant's second postconviction petition, finding it frivolous and patently without merit. 725 ILCS 5/122-2.1(a)(2) (West 1998). Defendant appeals, arguing that section 122-2.1 of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-2.1 (West 1998)) violates the single subject rule of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, § 8(d)). We affirm.

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