People v. Zeisler

The petitioner, Lester Zeisler, sought post-conviction relief on two grounds. The trial court granted relief on one of the grounds. The State appealed from the trial court’s grant of relief. The petitioner appealed from the court’s partial denial. Following consolidation of the two appeals, the petitioner’s appeal has been designated a cross-appeal. We affirm.

The petitioner was convicted of aggravated arson. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1.1(a)(1).) Thereafter, the statute under which he had been convicted was declared unconstitutional. (People v. Johnson (1986), 114 Ill. 2d 69,…