People v. Resendiz

2020 IL App (1st) 180821

FIRST DISTRICT THIRD DIVISION November 12, 2020 No. 1-18-0821 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 14 CR 5355 ) JOSE RESENDIZ, ) ) Honorable Defendant-Appellant. ) Thomas J. Byrne, ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE McBRIDE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Presiding Justice Howse and Justice Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Defendant Jose Resendiz appeals the first-stage dismissal of his pro se postconviction petition, arguing that the trial court erred…