ILLINOIS COURTS ISSUES OPINION ON THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS V/S FERNANDO OLIVEROS CASE

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 28 -- The Illinois Courts Office issued the following opinion on Feb. 28:

1. Held: Defendant's first-stage petition for postconviction relief successfully stated the gist of a constitutional claim and the trial court's judgment dismissing defendant's petition is reversed.

2. Defendant Fernando Oliveros is currently serving a 90-year sentence in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) subsequent to convictions for numerous counts of predatory criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and aggravated child pornography. Defendant now appeals the trial court's dismissal of his pro se first-stage petition for postconviction relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act), 725 ILCS 5/1...