March 16, 2001
NO. 4-99-0979
IN THE APPELLATE COURT
OF ILLINOIS
FOURTH DISTRICT
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CALVIN L. DORRIS, Defendant-Appellant. | ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) | Appeal from Circuit Court of Champaign County No. 97CF820 Honorable Arnold F. Blockman, Judge Presiding. |
JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:
In November 1999, the trial court dismissed defendant's second postconvictionpetition, finding it frivolous and patently without merit. 725 ILCS5/122-2.1(a)(2) (West 1998). Defendant appeals, arguing that section 122-2.1 ofthe Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-2.1 (West 1998)) violatesthe single subject rule of the Illinois Constitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV,