Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Postconviction Petitions
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of aggravated vehicular hijacking, armed robbery, and first-degree murder. Court properly summarily dismissed her pro se postconviction petition at first stage.Three unnotarized affidavits from Defendant, and two letters from her mother and brother, were insufficient to provide factual support for petition, as required by Section 122-2 of Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Affidavits did not provide independent corroboration of facts alleged in petition and contained hearsay statements.(ROCHFORD and LAMPKIN, concurring.)