Legal Opinion
People v. Richardson
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 2000No. 83579PublishedCited by 114 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
Defendant, Floyd Richardson, petitioned the circuit court of Cook County for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 (West 1998)). The circuit court dismissed defendant’s petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals directly to this court. 134 Ill. 2d R. 651(a). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In defendant’s direct appeal, this court recited the details of his crimes. See People v. Richardson, 123 Ill. 2d 322 (1988). We need not repeat those details here. Defendant was charged with, inter alla, the intentional, knowing, and felony murder (Ill.…
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