People v. Fells

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner Jimmie Fells appeals from dismissal of his post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. In 1981, petitioner was indicted on two counts of deviate sexual assault. Represented by the public defender’s office at his jury trial, petitioner was found guilty of one count of deviate sexual assault and was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment. Petitioner appealed, alleging that the trial court erred in allowing three police officers to testify in rebuttal concerning prior occasions on which he had received Miranda…