In August 2002, a jury convicted defendant, William Dale Carter, of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a)(1) (West 2000)). The trial court later sentenced him to 20 years in prison. In September 2006, defendant pro se filed a petition for postconviction relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122-1 through 122-8 (West 2006)). In October 2006, the...
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