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People v. Gillespie

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided December 29, 2010No. 1—08—3016, 1—10—0702 consPublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE QUINN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Jerry Gillespie appeals from orders of the circuit court denying him leave to file his third and fourth successive petitions for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122—1 et seq. (West 2008)) and dismissing two petitions for relief under section 2—1401 of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2—1401 (West 2008)). For the following reasons, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Following a 1994 jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder based on a theory of accountability for his…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. People v. PitsonbargerIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1990

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. People v. DoneganAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
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  3. People v. LittleAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012
  4. People v. MerriweatherAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  5. People v. CroomAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012

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