People v. Morris

He was sentenced to a total of 25 years in prison. Defendant’s convictions were affirmed on direct appeal. People v. Morris, 229 Ill. App. 3d 144 (1992). Defendant subsequently filed a supplemental petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2000)), which the trial court dismissed without granting an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals, contending the dismissal violated a directive from our previous opinion to conduct an evidentiary hearing and was improperly based on factual determinations. We reverse the dismissal of the petition at…