PEOPLE v. ANDERSON

No. 1-08-2024.

931 N.E.2d 715 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tony ANDERSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Pelletier, Patricia Unsinn, and Brian McNeil, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois, Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Katherine D. Saunders, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Justice JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Tony Anderson, appeals from the circuit court's denial of his petition for leave to file a successive postconviction petition pursuant to section 122-1(f) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122-1(f) (West 2004)). He contends that the circuit court erred when it found that he failed to establish either a freestanding claim of actual innocence or the requisite "cause and prejudice," which...

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