Legal Opinion

People v. Harris

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 9, 2006No. 4-02-1063Published

1Opinion of the Court

853 N.E.2d 912 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Roger D. HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 4-02-1063.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

August 9, 2006.

Presiding Justice TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Roger D. Harris, appeals (1) his sentence following remand and (2) the trial court's dismissal of his pro se postconviction petition. We affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand with directions.

I. BACKGROUND

On June 16, 1999, a jury found defendant guilty of two counts of criminal sexual assault (720 ILCS 5/12-13(a)(1) (West 1998)) and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  4. People v. GaultneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  5. People v. ArnaIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

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