People v. Rivera

Supreme Court of Illinois · Decided 2001-12-06

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JUSTICE FREEMAN delivered the opinion of the court: We granted leave to appeal (177 Ill. 2d R. 315(a)) in this case in order to decide whether the circuit court may, during the summary stage of a post-conviction proceeding, partially dismiss some claims raised in a post-conviction petition while advancing other claims raised in t…

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