PEOPLE v. ENGLISH

No. 3-10-0764.

952 N.E.2d 677 (2011)

351 Ill. Dec. 885

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Scott F. ENGLISH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kerry J. Bryson (Court-appointed) (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Terence M. Patton , State's Attorney, of Cambridge ( Terry A. Mertel and Gary F. Gnidovec (argued), both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice SCHMIDT delivered the judgement of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant, Scott English, appeals the dismissal of his postconviction petition. Following a hearing on the State's motion to dismiss, the trial court found the doctrine of res judicata barred consideration of defendant's claims. Defendant asserts the trial court erred in dismissing his petition as the acts constituting...

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