People v. DuPREE

Defendant, Maurice DuPree, appeals the summary dismissal of his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122—1 et seq. (West 2006)) from his conviction by a jury of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9—1(a) (West 1998)). Defendant contends that his petition sets out the gist of meritorious claims that (1) he was denied his constitutional right to be present at the jury instructions conference at which his attorneys decided not to tender an instruction on second-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9—2(a) (West 1998)); and (2) he was denied his right to decide personally…