Legal Opinion
People v. Evans
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1999No. 83457PublishedCited by 233 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Freeman
Defendant, Johnnie Lee Evans, petitioned the circuit court of Cook County for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. 725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 1996). The circuit court dismissed defendant’s amended petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals directly to this court. 134 Ill. 2d R. 651(a). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In defendant’s direct appeal, this court recited the details of his crimes. See People v. Evans, 125 Ill. 2d 50 (1988). We need not repeat those details here. Defendant was charged with, inter alia, the knowing, intentional, and felony murder (Ill. Rev.…
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