People v. Shaw

In October 2004, a jury convicted defendant, Cameron L. Shaw, of two counts of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18 — 2 (West 2004)). The trial court later sentenced him to 10 years in prison on each count, with those sentences to run consecutively.

In July 2006, defendant pro se filed an amended petition for post-conviction relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 through 122 — 8 (West 2006)). In August 2006, the trial court dismissed defendant’s amended petition, finding that it was frivolous and patently without merit. In so finding, the court directed the circuit…