Legal Opinion
People v. Parham
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 30, 2001No. 2-99-0994PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Malley
Defendant, Oscar Parham, presently serving a term of natural life in prison for murder, appeals the trial court’s summary dismissal of his petition brought under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 1998)). Defendant’s direct appeal was unsuccessful, and his first postconviction petition was dismissed without a hearing. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. In the trial court, defendant, by counsel, filed the postconviction petition at issue here. Before…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- People v. ColemanIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
- People v. GaultneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- Henrich v. Libertyville High SchoolIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
- Cates v. CatesIllinois Supreme Court · 1993
- People v. WrightIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
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3Cited by9 opinions
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