PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 88468.

794 N.E.2d 314 (2002)

206 Ill.2d 1

276 Ill.Dec. 419

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. James HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 19, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin S. Carlson, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, Anne E. Carlson, Northbrook, 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 and Sally L. Dilgart, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Chief Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant James Harris petitioned the circuit court of Cook County for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 1996)). The circuit court dismissed defendant's amended petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals directly to this court. 134 Ill.2d R. 651(a). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm...

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