People v. Harris

Docket No. 102017. IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. CHARLES HARRIS, Appellant. Opinion filed January 19, 2007. CHIEF JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION Defendant, Charles Harris, was convicted of first degree murder. The circuit court of Champaign County sentenced him to 55 years’ imprisonment. While his direct appeal was pending, defendant filed a pro se petition under the…