People v. Newbolds

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Williamson County, the defendant, Anthony Newbolds, was convicted of home invasion and, on April 11, 2000, was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 22 years. His conviction and sentence were affirmed by this court on direct appeal. People v. Newbolds, 325 Ill. App. 3d 192 (2001). In that appeal, the defendant raised a single issue — the applicability of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 147 L. Ed. 2d 435, 120 S. Ct. 2348 (2000), to truth in sentencing.

On May 31, 2002, the defendant, acting pro se, filed the first of two petitions pursuant…