People v. Muniz

FIRST DIVISION November 24, 2008 No. 1-07-1385 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) CARLOS MUNIZ, ) Honorable ) James M. Schreier, Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court: In 1982, defendant Carlos Muniz pleaded guilty to murder and armed robbery in exchange for concurrent prison terms of 60 and 30 years. In 2007, after several previous challenges to his conviction, defendant filed a petition for post-judgment relief asking that his prison sentences be reduced by…