Legal Opinion
People v. Simmons
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 20, 2009No. 1-06-3114PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Joseph Gordon
Defendant, Dalmanic A. Simmons, appeals from the circuit court’s denial of leave to file his third successive petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2004)). For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
On December 8, 1990, defendant, who was 15 years old at the time, was arrested in connection with the armed robbery and first degree murder of the victim, Ki B. Nam. After being in police custody for almost seven hours, defendant gave a statement to police admitting his guilt. On August 7, 1991, pursuant to a negotiated plea,…
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