Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Habitual Criminal Statute
Defendant was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery and was sentenced to a term of natural life without the possibility of parole. Defendant sought leave to file a successive post-conviction petition based on recent changes in Illinois law and appealed after the trial court denied him leave to file a successive petition. The appellate court affirmed, finding that amendments to the habitual criminal statute did not have any effect on the defendant’s sentence. (LAMPKIN and ROCHFORD, concurring)