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PEOPLE v. PETRENKO

No. 107503.

931 N.E.2d 1198 (2010)

237 Ill.2d 490

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Shawn PETRENKO, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

June 4, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Def., Steven E. Wiltgen, Asst. Appellate Def. of Office of State Appellate Def., of Elgin, for Appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Atty. Gen., of Springfield, John J. Boyd, State's Atty., of Kankakee (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor Gen., Michael M. Glick, Karl R. Triebel, Asst. Atty. Generals, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

This case presents two issues: (1) whether the trial court erred in summarily dismissing defendant's pro se postconviction petition as frivolous and patently without merit, and (2) whether the imposition of a 10-year prison term consecutive to a natural-life prison term was void in this case.

BACKGROUND

Following a jury trial, defendant, Shawn Petrenko, was...

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