PEOPLE v. BEAMAN

No. 104096.

890 N.E.2d 500 (2008)

229 Ill.2d 56

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Alan BEAMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Daniel, Jeffrey Urdangen, Chicago, David Lieber, of DLA Piper, LLP, Washington, D.C., Rachel Julis, law student, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, William A. Yoder, State's Attorney, Bloomington (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, and Michael R. Blankenheim, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice KILBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

The petitioner, Alan Beaman, appeals the dismissal of his postconviction petition. His petition stems from a first degree murder conviction (720 ILCS 5/9-1 (West 1992)), and sentence of 50 years. The appellate court affirmed his conviction on direct appeal. No. 4-95-0396 (1996) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). Petitioner then filed his postconviction petition alleging...

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