People v. Jones

PRESIDING JUSTICE TOOMIN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we must determine whether the circuit court’s summary dismissal of defendant’s pro se petition for postconviction relief comported with the recently promulgated Hodges standard as lacking an arguable basis in law or in fact. See People v. Hodges, 234 Ill. 2d 1, 912 N.E.2d 1204 (2009).

Following a jury trial, defendant, Anteleto Jones, was convicted of first degree murder, enhanced by a finding that he personally discharged a firearm during the course of the murder. He was sentenced to a total of 44 years’ imprisonment.…