People v. Bates

THIRD DIVISION FILED: June 6, 2001

No. 1-98-4491

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ) No. 91 CR 16182)

MARCUS BATES, ) Honorable) Edward M. Fiala, Jr.,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Marcus Bates, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq . (West 1998)). The circuit court of Cook County found that there was no merit to the defendant's allegations. The…