PEOPLE v. CEJA

No. 2-07-0293.

886 N.E.2d 387 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raul C. CEJA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 25, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Raul C. Ceja.

Joseph E. Birkett, DuPage County State's Attorney, Wheaton, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Diane L. Campbell, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Justice GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

This case is before us on defendant Raul C. Ceja's motion for summary remand. Defendant contends that the trial court improperly dismissed his petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2006)). We agree, and, for the reasons that follow, we vacate and remand.

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