Legal Opinion
People v. Davison
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 6, 1997No. 4-96-0777PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN
delivered the opinion of the court:
In August 1996, defendant, Daniel W. Davison, filed pro se a petition for postconviction relief, alleging various violations of his constitutional rights. In September 1996, the trial court dismissed his petition as patently without merit, pursuant to section 122 — 2.1(a)(2) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 2.1(a)(2) (West 1994)). Defendant appeals, arguing that the court erred by summarily dismissing his petition. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In July 1991, the State charged defendant by information with three…
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