People v. Thurman

State: Illinois

Court: 3rd District Appellate

Docket No: 3-00-0955 Rel

Case Date: 05/15/2002

No. 3-00-0955

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

THIRD DISTRICT

A.D., 2002

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

DION THURMAN,

Defendant-Appellant.

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Appeal from the Circuit
Court for the 10th Judicial
Circuit,
Peoria County, Illinois

No. 89-CF-551

Honorable Michael Brandt,
Judge, Presiding

JUSTICE McDADE delivered the opinion of the court:

On August 14, 2000, defendant, Dion Thurman, filed a postconviction petition, seeking the vacation of a guilty plea hehad entered on August 9, 1990. The petition was dismissed forlack of standing. Defendant now appeals. We affirm.

FACTS

On August 9, 1990, defendant entered a fully negotiatedguilty plea to the state offense of unlawful possession of acontrolled substance. Defendant's plea was entered in exchangefor 18 months of probation pursuant to section 410(g) of theIllinois Controlled Substances Act (Substance Act). (Ill. Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 56