Appellate Court reverses trial court’s order denying petition raising actual innocence claim
Petitioner’s motion for leave to file successive petition was properly denied where petitioner did not show that his involuntarily intoxication defense would have prevailed at trial
Defendant who had completed his sentence but was still required to register as sex offender lacked standing to file post-conviction petition
Defendant’s natural life sentence was constitutional even though he was 20 at the time of the offense
Dismissal of 2-1401 petition affirmed where defendant’s conviction was not void
Defendant who bribed a judge, was convicted of murdering a police officer, and was then sentenced to 600 years gets new chance to vacate sentence
Order Denying Leave to File Successive Petition Reversed Where Firearm Enhancement Violated Proportionate Penalties Clause
Trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to bar testimony that would not have impacted the verdict
Court holds that de facto life sentence rule did not apply to 23-year-old defendant sentenced to 110 years
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