People v. Schrader

Petitioner, Michael Schrader, appeals from the circuit court’s denial of his pro se petition for relief from judgment filed pursuant to section 2 — 1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2— 1401 (West 2002)) (section 2 — 1401). On appeal, petitioner contends that (1) the court was without authority to summarily dismiss his section 2 — 1401 petition, (2) his extended-term sentence of 70 years for murder based on his “brutal or heinous” conduct is unconstitutional, and (3) his convictions for armed robbery and armed violence are prohibited by the one-act, one-crime doctrine.…