People v. Mares

¶ 1 Defendant, Jeremy R. Mares, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Boone County granting the State's motion to dismiss his amended petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) ( 725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2014) ) for relief from his conviction of armed violence ( 720 ILCS 5/33A-2(a) (West 2010) ). Defendant *556 argues that he is entitled to relief on the basis that the disposition of his direct appeal violated Anders v. California , 386 U.S. 738 , 87 S.Ct. 1396 , 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), and People v. Jones , 38 Ill. 2d 384 , 231 N.E.2d 390 (1967). We affirm.

¶ 2 Defendant…