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PEOPLE v. JENKINS

No. 4-01-0483.

771 N.E.2d 601 (2002)

331 Ill. App.3d 181

264 Ill.Dec. 897

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Charles JENKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 7, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Jenifer L. Johnson, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Charles Jenkins.

Charles G. Reynard, State's Attorney, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Thomas R. Dodegge, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for the People.

Justice APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Charles Jenkins, filed a petition for postconviction relief pursuant to section 122-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5/122-1 (West 2000)), often referred to as the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act). Upon initial review, the trial court dismissed the petition as untimely. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court erred in so finding. We affirm.

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