People v. Britz

In 1985, petitioner, DeWayne C. Britz, was charged by information in Sangamon County with murder, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated criminal sexual assault, armed robbery, theft and concealment of a homicidal death. Following a jury trial, petitioner was convicted of all charges and sentenced to death. This court affirmed petitioner’s conviction and sentence on direct appeal. People v. Britz, 123 Ill. 2d 446 (1988). The United States Supreme Court later denied petitioner’s writ of certiorari. Britz v. Illinois, 489 U.S. 1044, 103 L. Ed. 2d 242, 109 S. Ct. 1100 (1989).

Petitioner subsequently…