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People v. Jones

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 2004No. 96503 RelPublished

1Opinion of the Court 1

Docket No. 96503–Agenda 3–September 2004.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. TRAMAINE JONES, Appellant.

Opinion filed November 18, 2004.

2Opinion of the Court · FreemanJustice Freeman

Defendant, Tramaine Jones, entered into a negotiated guilty plea to a charge of attempted first degree murder in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendant received a 20-year prison sentence. Subsequently, defendant filed a pro se postconviction petition pursuant to the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122–1 et seq. (West 2000)). The circuit court dismissed the petition as being frivolous and patently without merit, and the…

3Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  3. People v. GaultneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  4. People v. PitsonbargerIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. DavisIllinois Supreme Court · 1993

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