People v. Fikara

PRESIDING JUSTICE HUTCHINSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Shaka Ali Fikara, a/k/a Eddie Robinson, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14(b)(1) (West 1992)) and sentenced to consecutive extended terms of 40 years’ imprisonment on each count. On direct appeal, this court affirmed defendant’s convictions and sentence. See People v. Fikara, No. 2-95-1463 (1997) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). On March 20, 1998, defendant filed a pro se petition seeking relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction…