PEOPLE v. BUMPERS

No. 1-06-1338.

884 N.E.2d 1197 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Whurry BUMPERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

February 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James Fitzgerald, Anthony M. O'Brien and Kristina G. O'Young, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Jessica D. Thomlinson, Assistant Appellate Defender), for Defendant-Appellant.


Presiding Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

In November 2000, defendant Whurry Bumpers pled guilty to the June 1997 first-degree murder of Charlene Williams. Pursuant to an agreement, the trial court sentenced defendant to a term of 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). In November 2004, defendant mailed his pro se postconviction petition to the trial court. In his petition, defendant alleged that he was denied his right...

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