People v. Bouzidi

PRESIDING JUSTICE HALL

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Brahim Bouzidi, appeals from the granting of the State’s motion to dismiss his petition for postconviction relief. We affirm the decision of the circuit court.

On September 3, 1999, the defendant, who was represented by counsel, filed a petition for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 1998)). In his petition, the defendant alleged that he had been convicted of domestic battery and of violating an order of protection, based upon his plea of guilty to those charges, for…