People v. Jones

Defendant, Glen Jones, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Macon County dismissing as frivolous and patently without merit his petition for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 through 122-8 (West 1998)). On appeal, defendant argues that Public Act 83-942 (Pub. Act 83-942, eff. November 23, 1983 (1983 Ill. Laws 6200)) was unconstitutional because it violated the single subject clause of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV, § 8(d)). We affirm.

The defendant was sentenced May 13, 1986, and filed his postconviction petition January…