People v. Phillips

Petitioner, George Phillips, appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.). Petitioner raises one issue on appeal: whether the trial court abused its discretion when it dismissed petitioner’s petition without an evidentiary hearing.

On January 4, 1984, petitioner was charged with the armed robbery of an Aldi’s grocery store. On March 15, 1984, a negotiated plea agreement was presented to the court. Under the agreement, petitioner was to be sentenced to a 20-year term…