People v. Foster

On August 11, 1987, defendant Kenneth Wayne Foster pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy to commit murder, in violation of section 8 — 2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 8 — 2), and was subsequently sentenced to a term of five years’ imprisonment. On March 15, 1988, defendant filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief. The circuit court of Macon County dismissed the petition as “patently without merit,” pursuant to section 122 — 2.1 of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 122 — 2.1). Defendant appeals. We affirm.