People v. Cowart

After pleading guilty to eight acts of home invasion, one residential burglary, four aggravated criminal sexual assaults, and five attempted aggravated criminal sexual assaults, Robert Cowart received eight concurrent sentences of imprisonment for terms ranging from 30 to 65 years. He attempted to withdraw his guilty pleas, his motion for withdrawal was denied, and his petition for postconviction relief was summarily dismissed. Cowart seeks reversal of that dismissal, claiming that his petition stated the gist of a claim that one of his convictions violated his constitutional rights. He also…