People v. Flores

Defendant, Mario Flores, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his petition and supplemental petition for post-conviction relief. Defendant’s appeal lies directly to this court. 134 Ill. 2d R. 651(a).

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Defendant’s conviction stems from his participation in the shooting death of Gilbert Perez. At defendant’s trial, the jury heard evidence that in the early morning hours of January 1, 1984, defendant and Victor Flores (Victor), while driving in defendant’s sister’s car, encountered Perez at the scene of an accident. Harry Gomez…