People v. Shevock

Defendant, Paul A. Shevock, filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief, and on the authority of People v. Collins, 202 Ill. 2d 59, 782 N.E.2d 195 (2002), the trial court summarily dismissed the petition as “frivolous and patently without merit.” See 725 ILCS 5/122 — 2.1(a)(2) (West 2002). Simultaneously, the court sent a letter to Centralia Correctional Center, where defendant was incarcerated, notifying the warden of its finding that the petition was frivolous. See 730 ILCS 5/3 — 6—3(d) (West 2002). After a hearing before the adjustment committee, the Department of Corrections (DOC)…