People v. Seehausen

Petitioner, Scott Seehausen, appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Du Page County dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief (see Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 122 — 2.1(aX2) (now codified, as amended, at 725 ILCS 5/122 — 2.1(a)(2) (West 1992))). Petitioner contends that the court erred in dismissing as frivolous his pro se petition in which he alleged his appellate counsel’s ineffectiveness for failing to raise as an issue whether there was an emergency situation to warrant the issuance of an eavesdropping order.

Petitioner was found guilty by a jury of the offenses of…