People v. DeBerry

PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In May 1997, a jury convicted defendant, James T. DeBerry, of attempt (first degree murder) (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4(a), 9 — 1(a)(1) (West 1996)) and home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12 — 11 (West 1996)). The trial court later sentenced him to 20 years in prison on each conviction, with those sentences to be served concurrently.

In January 2000, defendant filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 through 122 — 8 (West 2000)), which the trial court dismissed in February 2000. In May 2003, defendant filed a second…