People v. Carter

Defendant was convicted, after bench trial, of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder, 1 count of attempted murder, and 1 count of aggravated discharge of a firearm. Court properly dismissed Defendant's postconviction petition at 3rd stage. Court's ruling, which was based almost exclusively on a credibility determination, was not arbitrary or unreasonable. Court's finding that Defendant's 2 friends, who observed shooting but did not come forward until many years after Defendant's conviction, were not credible, was not against manifest weight of evidence. (McBRIDE and ELLIS, concurring.)