People v. Rothe

2024 IL 129906

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 129906) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. JOSEPH ROTHE, Appellant. Opinion filed November 21, 2024. JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Theis and Justices Neville, Overstreet, Holder White, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 The defendant, Joseph Rothe, was convicted of armed robbery with a dangerous weapon other than a firearm and sentenced to life imprisonment. Rothe subsequently filed a pro se petition for relief from…