People v. Harris

Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, Kilbride, Garman, Karmeier, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Defendant, Charles Harris, was convicted of first degree murder. The circuit court of Champaign County sentenced him to 55 years’ imprisonment. While his direct appeal was pending, defendant filed a pro se petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2002)). The trial court summarily dismissed the petition as frivolous and patently without merit. The Appellate Court, Fourth District, affirmed. No. 4 — 02—1005 (unpublished order under…