On direct appeal, we granted the Office of the State Appellate Defender's motion for leave to withdraw as appellate counsel pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and we affirmed defendant's convictions and sentences. People v. Russell, No. 1-05-0717 (2006) (unpublished order under Supreme Court Rule 23). The Illinois Supreme Court denied defendant's petition for leave to appeal.