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PEOPLE v. ALTOM

No. 5-02-0016.

788 N.E.2d 55 (2003)

338 Ill. App.3d 355

272 Ill.Dec. 751

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Judy ALTOM, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Janet Gandy Fowler, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

James Creason, State's Attorney, Salem; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Trent M. Marshall, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Presiding Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Judy Altom (defendant) appeals from the dismissal of her second postconviction petition after counsel had been appointed for her. On May 12, 1986, pursuant to negotiations with the State, defendant pleaded guilty to murder (Ill. Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(2)), and the State agreed to dismiss two counts of the indictment that charged defendant with cruelty to children (Ill.Rev.Stat.1983, ch. 23,...

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