Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Postconviction Petitions
(Court opinion corrected 10/23/12.) Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of two counts of attempted murder. Court properly made first-stage summary dismissal of pro se postconviction petition, as neither claim was grounded on alleged violations of Defendant's constitutional rights, and both claims were affirmatively rebutted by the record. Prospective jurors were adequately questioned as to principles of law, to safeguard against bias, and State's comments as to credibility were based on evidence. (PALMER, specially concurring; GORDON, dissenting.)