People v. Wilson

Defendant appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County sustaining the State’s motion to dismiss his pro se petition for post-conviction relief. Defendant contends that this was error because his counsel had not read the trial transcript and did not file a certificate in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (87 Ill. 2d R. 651(c)).

The record shows that defendant and two codefendants were found guilty of murder after a bench trial, and sentenced to 30-year terms of imprisonment. These judgments were affirmed on direct appeal. (People v. Patterson (1981), 102 Ill. App. 3d 844,…