People v. Dent

Presiding Justice Hall and Justice Hoffman concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Arthur Dent, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment. His conviction and sentence were upheld on direct appeal. People v. Dent, 230 Ill. App. 3d 238, 595 N.E.2d 18 (1992). While his direct appeal was pending, defendant filed a postconviction petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122—1 et seq. (West 1992)). That petition was dismissed. Defendant served his prison sentence. After his release and completion of parole, defendant…