People v. Jones

FIFTH DIVISION March 5, 2010 No. 1-07-1190 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 00 CR 8223 ) ANTELETO JONES, ) The Honorable ) Lawrence P. Fox, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. PRESIDING JUSTICE TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court: In this appeal, we must determine whether the circuit court’s summary dismissal of defendant’s pro se petition for postconviction relief comported with the recently promulgated Hodges standard as lacking an arguable basis in law or in fact. See People v. Hodges, 234 Ill.…