People v. Broughton

SIXTH DIVISION

October 31, 2003

No. 1-01-2565

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ) Appeal from the

ILLINOIS, ) Circuit Court of) Cook County.

Plaintiff-Appellee, ))) No. 88 CR 3831)

KENNETH BROUGHTON, ) Honorable) Joseph G. Kazmierski, Jr.,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Defendant Kenneth Broughton appeals from a Cook County circuit court order dismissing his postconviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant contends that an accomplice's affidavit constitutes newly discovered evidence of defendant's innocence; trial counsel failed to present the testimony of an available witness; and…