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14 Illinois opinions name it 1 courts 2016–2025 9 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Illinois courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
People v. Cejagreen1 sentence2025People v. Ceja, 204 Ill. 2d 332, 358 (2003). ¶ 55 A reviewing court will not reverse a trial court’s findings regarding credibility determinations or fact finding after a third-stage postconviction evidentiary hearing unless the findings are manifestly erroneous. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Laragreen1 sentence2022See People v. Hillis, 2021 IL App (2d) 190184-U, ¶¶ 2, 99, 102 (reversing second-stage dismissal of claim that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to argue on direct appeal that trial court conducted an improper Krankel inquiry, and remanding for third-stage evidentiary hearing on that claim); see also People v. Lara, 317 Ill. | 1 | 1 |
People v. Colemangreen1 sentence2016See id. (manifestly erroneous standard applies in review of a third- stage postconviction evidentiary hearing). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Illinois. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
People v. Domagala
green
2 sentences2023“At this stage, the circuit court must determine whether the evidence introduced demonstrates that the petitioner is, in fact, entitled to relief.” People v. Domagala, 2013 IL 113688, ¶ 34 . 2023“At this stage, the circuit court must determine whether the evidence introduced demonstrates that the petitioner is, in fact, entitled to relief.” People v. Domagala, 2013 IL 113688, ¶ 34 . | 2 | 2023–2023 |
People v. Rosalez
green
2 sentences2022He argues that the import of Diane’s proposed testimony is “that D.J. had failed to deny a direct accusation of perjury.” According to defendant, -7- 2022 IL App (2d) 210596-U the evidence was (1) newly discovered because it was unavailable at the time of trial, (2) material because D.J.’s testimony “was the linchpin of [defendant’s] convictions,” and (3) noncumulative because it contradicted D.J.’s trial testimony. ¶ 26 “The Act provides a mechanism by which criminal defendants may assert that their convictions or sentences were the result of a substantial violation of their constitutional ri 2022He argues that Elva’s proposed testimony was (1) newly discovered evidence because it was unavailable at the time of trial, (2) material, (3) noncumulative, and (4) of such conclusive character that it was likely to change the result on retrial. ¶ 45 “The Act provides a mechanism by which criminal defendants may assert that their convictions or sentences were the result of a substantial violation of their constitutional rights.” People v. Rosalez, 2021 IL App (2d) 200086, ¶ 89 . | 2 | 2022–2022 |
People v. Patterson
green
2 sentences2018Patterson, 192 Ill. 2d at 145 . 2017Patterson , 192 Ill. 2d at 145 , 249 Ill.Dec. 12 , 735 N.E.2d 616 . | 2 | 2017–2018 |
People v. Reyes
green
2 sentences2025CONCLUSION ¶ 36 For the reasons stated, this cause is remanded to the circuit court of Kane County with directions to reopen the third-stage postconviction evidentiary hearing for the limited purposes specified in this order. ¶ 37 Remanded with directions. - 14 - 2025 IL App (2d) 240172 People v. Reyes, 2025 IL App (2d) 240172 Decision Under Review: Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County, No. 07-CF- 1821; the Hon. 2025CONCLUSION ¶ 36 For the reasons stated, this cause is remanded to the circuit court of Kane County with directions to reopen the third-stage postconviction evidentiary hearing for the limited purposes specified in this order. ¶ 37 Remanded with directions. - 14 - 2025 IL App (2d) 240172 People v. Reyes, 2025 IL App (2d) 240172 Decision Under Review: Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kane County, No. 07-CF- 1821; the Hon. | 1 | 2025–2025 |
People v. House
green
1 sentence2025People v. House, 2023 IL App (4th) 220891, ¶ 78 . | 1 | 2025–2025 |
People v. Harris
green
1 sentence2023This omission is despite defendant’s reliance on Harris, which held that the “circuit court acts as the finder of fact at the [third stage] evidentiary hearing, resolving any conflicts in the evidence and determining the credibility of witnesses and weight to be given their testimony.” Harris, 2021 IL App (1st) 182172, ¶ 49 . | 1 | 2023–2023 |
People v. Pursley
green
1 sentence2022While the trial court held only a nonevidentiary hearing on Pursley’s petition for a certificate of innocence, it also - 19 - 2022 IL App (2d) 210558 presided over the third-stage postconviction evidentiary hearing and Pursley’s retrial. | 1 | 2022–2022 |
People v. Steidl
green
1 sentence2020Steidl, 177 Ill. 2d at 261 . -8- ¶ 35 The instant case presents the same situation present in Steidl. | 1 | 2020–2020 |
People v. Christian
green
1 sentence2016That referral allows a defendant to bypass the normal first two stages in the postconviction process and advance to a proceeding “akin to” a third-stage postconviction evidentiary hearing (Christian, 2016 IL App (1st) 140030, ¶ 78 ). | 1 | 2016–2016 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.