People v. Larimer

JUDGE EPSTEIN

delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Presiding Justice Fitzgerald Smith and Justice Howse concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

In this case we consider whether relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122—1 et seq. (West 2008)) is available to a defendant while she is completing a period on supervision following trial on a misdemeanor charge. We hold that it is not.

Defendant Angela Larimer appeals the trial court’s order summarily dismissing her postconviction petition. On appeal, defendant contends that her petition stated the gist of…