People v. Frison

PRESIDING JUSTICE GROMETER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Kenta Frison, filed a postconviction petition (see 725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2004)) in the circuit court of Lake County, alleging that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to inform him that he was subject to the truth-in-sentencing provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections (Code) (730 ILCS 5/3 — 6—3(a)(2)(ii) (West 2000)) prior to the time he entered a guilty plea to the offense of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 2000)). He also asserts that the trial court’s failure to…