Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Hearing Act
Defendant appealed from a trial court order dismissing his post-conviction petition, arguing that his petition made a substantial showing that, as applied to him, the provisions of the Unified Code of Corrections that enabled certain prisoners sentenced after a specific date to apply for parole violated the equal protection clause. The appellate court affirmed, finding that defendant had waived his constitutional claim when he entered a valid and voluntary guilty plea. (SCHOSTOK and KENNEDY, concurring)