People v. Dominguez

Following a jury trial, defendant, Ramon J. Dominguez, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1998)) and, following a fitness hearing, was sentenced to 28 years’ imprisonment. This case currently is before this court on defendant’s consolidated appeals from the trial court’s dismissal of his postconviction petition and from the denial of his motion to reconsider that dismissal. Defendant argues that the trial court applied the wrong standard of review and therefore erred when it dismissed defendant’s postconviction petition during the first stage of the…