People v. Morgan

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal from the granting of the State’s motion to dismiss defendant’s post-conviction petition, the sole question presented is whether the trial court erred in dismissing the petition without an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the State had suppressed evidence favorable to defendant.

A jury found defendant guilty of the murder of Leroy Berry, and his conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal. (People v. Morgan (1974), 20 Ill. App. 3d 815, 314 N.E.2d 326 (abstract).) He then filed a pro se petition…