Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Hearing Act
Defendant appealed from the circuit court’s denial of his successive post-conviction petition, arguing that he presented affidavits supporting a colorable claim of actual innocence. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the affidavits did not place the trial evidence in a different light or undermine the court’s confidence in the guilty finding where there was overwhelming evidence presented at trial to support defendant’s accountability for kidnapping for ransom. (LAMPKIN and HOFFMAN, concurring)