People v. Wilson

Defendant, Kevin Wilson, appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.). He raises the following questions for our review.

1. Whether the trial court’s failure to rule upon the frivolity or patent lack of merit of the defendant’s petition within 30 days of its filing and docketing rendered the court’s dismissal order void or reversible error;

2. Whether the trial court’s failure to state specific factual findings and legal conclusions in its…