On direct appeal, this court affirmed. See People v. Shelton, 2013 IL App (1st) 120587-U. Defendant
On direct appeal, this court affirmed. See People v. Shelton, 2013 IL App (1st) 120587-U. Defendant subsequently filed a postconviction petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq.
We also affirmed codefendant Demetrius Shelton's conviction and sentence on direct appeal. See People v. Shelton, 2013 IL App (1st) 120587-U. ¶ 3 BACKGROUND
We also affirmed codefendant Demetrius Shelton's conviction and sentence on direct appeal. See People v. Shelton, 2013 IL App (1st) 120587-U. ¶ 21 ANALYSIS