People v. Myers

The defendant, Christopher Myers, appeals the judgments entered by the circuit court of Union County dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief and denying his motion attacking a void judgment. He argues that the judgments must be reversed and the cause remanded because the record fails to demonstrate that his counsel satisfied the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (134 Ill. 2d R. 651(c)).

The defendant was convicted of two counts of aggravated arson on December 12, 2002. A sentencing hearing was held January 3, 2003. During the hearing, the State argued, “[T]his is a…