Legal Opinion
People v. Griffin
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 11, 1997No. 78812PublishedCited by 179 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Freeman
Defendant, Henry Griffin, filed a second petition for post-conviction relief in the circuit court of Cook County pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act. 725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 1994). The trial court dismissed defendant’s petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals directly to this court. 134 Ill. 2d R. 651(a). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
In defendant’s direct appeal, this court recited the details of his crimes. See People v. Griffin, 148 Ill. 2d 45, 49-52 (1992). We need not repeat those details here. Briefly, the record contains the following facts. Charles Ashley…
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