The PEOPLE v. Reed

Defendant appeals from the dismissal of his post-conviction petition. The petition, filed pro se, alleged his conviction for armed robbery and that in the trial he suffered, and we quote, “substantial denial of his rights under the constitution of the United States, to-wit: (a) all of the witnesses and all of the testimony upon which the indictment was founded were incompetent hearsay and mere expression of belief and suspicion; (b) the admission of illegal search and seized evidence by the tria[l] court; (c) the petitioner’s conviction was secured through a deliberate presentation of…