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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1-08-1286.

910 N.E.2d 627 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carl WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 4, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ungaretti & Harris, Chicago, IL (Michael L. Sklar, John T. Ruskusky, Abosede Odunsi, Timothy Horton, Patrick Ross, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL (Anita Alvarez, James E. Fitzgerald, Mary P. Needham, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Carl Williams appeals the circuit court's dismissal of his third petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2006)). On appeal, defendant contends that his present petition and supporting affidavits meet the Act's "cause" and "prejudice" requirements for successive petitions. He further asserts that his petition established his actual innocence...

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