People v. Urzua

2023 IL 127789

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 127789) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant, v. ERNESTO URZUA, Appellee. Opinion filed June 15, 2023. JUSTICE NEVILLE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Cunningham, Rochford, and O’Brien concurred in the judgment and opinion. Chief Justice Theis dissented, with opinion, joined by Justices Overstreet and Holder White. OPINION ¶1 Petitioner, Ernesto Urzua, challenges the second-stage dismissal of his postconviction petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS…