People v. White

Defendant, Greg White, appeals from the order of the circuit court of Macon County dismissing as frivolous and patently without merit his pro se petition for relief pursuant to section 122 — 2.1(2) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122 — 2.1(2) (West 1998)). The issues are whether (1) the petition stated the gist of a meritorious claim, (2) the cause should be remanded for consideration of defendant’s pro se motion to withdraw the guilty plea filed in the underlying action, and (3) the imposition of consecutive sentences was unconstitutional. We reverse and remand.

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