People v. Brooks

NO. 4-06-0014 Filed 1/31/07 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) Champaign County EMERSON L. BROOKS, ) No. 02CF1288 Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Honorable ) John R. Kennedy, ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE TURNER delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Emerson L. Brooks, appeals the Champaign County circuit court's November 2005 "denial" of his postconviction petition at the first stage, contending his claim that the trial…