People v. Alcozer

Illinois Supreme Court PLAs
Criminal Court
Costs
Citation
PLA issue Date: 
March 24, 2010
Docket Number: 
No. 108109
District: 
1st Dist. Rule 23 order.
This case presents question as to whether section 22-105 of Code of Civil Procedure is constitutional where trial court assessed fess and costs totaling $105 on defendant-prisoner based on finding that defendant had filed frivolous post-conviction petition. While defendant argued that said assessment violated his rights to due process and equal protection, Appellate Court rejected defendant's argument after finding that section 22-105 did not unconstitutionally burden prisoners' access to courts.