People v. Adams

Defendant Tommy Adams appeals from the trial court order that granted the State’s motion to dismiss his successive postconviction petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2002)). He contends that dismissal was improper because his petition made a substantial showing that he was denied due process when he pled guilty and was sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment because the court failed to admonish him about the additional 3-year mandatory supervised release (MSR) term. We affirm.

On October 17, 1994, defendant pled guilty to 16 counts of armed…