People v. Rogers

Defendant, Jimmy Rogers, appeals from the trial court's dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

Jimmy Rogers was charged with criminal damage to property (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 21 — 1) and armed violence (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 33A — 2) based upon criminal damage to property. The charges arose from an incident wherein defendant fired six shots into a hotel room door. Defendant pleaded guilty to the charge of armed violence, while the State dropped the charge of criminal damage to property. Defendant was then sentenced to an eight-year term of…