People v. Adams

869 N.E.2d 856 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Tommy ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 1-05-1925.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

May 18, 2007.

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier, Kari K. Firebaugh, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, James E. Fitzgerald, Edward Hunter Olivieri, of counsel), for Appellee.

Defendant Tommy Adams appeals from the trial court order that granted the State's motion to dismiss his successive postconviction petition under the…