PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN

Docket No. 2-11-0631.

995 N.E.2d 463 (2013)

2013 IL App (2d) 110631

374 Ill. Dec. 324

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Stephen E. GRIFFIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

August 22, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien and Mark G. Levine , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Elgin, for appellant.

Joseph H. McMahon , State's Attorney, of St. Charles ( Lawrence M. Bauer and Victoria E. Jozef , both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


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

OPINION

¶ 1 Defendant, Stephen E. Griffin, appeals from the trial court's order dismissing his pro se petition for postconviction relief. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

¶ 3 Defendant was charged with one count of first-degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 38, ¶ 9-1(a)(1) (now 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)...

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