People v. Qualls

Defendant, Anthony Qualls, filed this timely appeal from the Lake County circuit court’s denial of his petition under the Illinois Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.). The sole issue presented on review is whether, in light of recent Federal decisions, the rule in People v. Reddick (1988), 123 Ill. 2d 184, should be applied retroactively to a case under consideration in a State post-conviction proceeding.

In 1983, defendant was charged by information with the offenses of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 38, par. 9—1(a)(l)), attempted murder (Ill.…