People v. De Avila

FIFTH DIVISION

AUGUST 2, 2002

No. 1-00-0902

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) APPEAL FROM THE) CIRCUIT COURT OF

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) COOK COUNTY.)

v. ))

JAIME DE AVILA, ) HONORABLE) DENNIS J. PORTER,

Defendant-Appellant. ) JUDGE PRESIDING.

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, petitioner Jaime De Avila was found guilty of first degree murder. On direct appeal, this court affirmed. People v. De Avila , No. 1-96-4302 (1998) (unpublished order issued pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23). De Avila, represented by…