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PEOPLE v. PALMER

No. 4-02-1039.

817 N.E.2d 129 (2004)

352 Ill. App.3d 877

288 Ill.Dec. 4

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

October 8, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Arden J. Lang, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Charles Palmer.

Scott Rueter, State's Attorney, Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, David E. Mannchen, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor. Springfield, for the People.

Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

In April 2000, a jury convicted defendant, Charles B. Palmer, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West Supp. 1997)), and the trial court sentenced him to natural life in prison. In August 2002, defendant filed a pro se postconviction petition. In November 2002, the court summarily dismissed defendant's petition, finding his claims were frivolous and patently without merit. Defendant appeals, contending...

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