People v. Edwards

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly denied defendant's third and fourth successive petitions for post-conviction relief where defendant alleged claim of actual innocence with respect to his murder conviction. While defendant attached three affidavits to establish that he was elsewhere at time of murder, and that someone else was culprit, Appellate Court found that said evidence was either untimely (since defendant could have established any alibi defense at trial) or not conclusive of innocence (since affidavit by individual claiming responsibility for murder conflicted with defendant's detailed confession and would not have called into question voluntary nature of defendant's confession). (Dissent filed.)