People v. Hobson

SIXTH DIVISION November 14, 2008 No. 1-06-2575 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County, Illinois. ) ) ) No. 98 CR 9695 v. ) ) RUSSELL HOBSON, ) Honorable ) Dennis J. Porter, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE JOSEPH GORDON delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Russell Hobson, who was charged and convicted of first degree murder, appeals from the second-stage dismissal of his successive petition for relief under the Post- Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2000)). He contends…