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WATKINS v. PAGE

No. 3-00-0415.

751 N.E.2d 1200 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 360

256 Ill.Dec. 363

Kilroy WATKINS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James H. PAGE, Respondent-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

June 5, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kilroy Watkins, Galesburg, for Kilroy Watkins.

James Ryan, Attorney General, William L. Browers, Margaret O'Connell, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, for James H. Page.

Justice BRESLIN delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Kilroy Watkins, filed a pro se petition for habeas corpus relief in the circuit court of Will County. The respondent, James H. Page, moved to dismiss the petition because the court lacked jurisdiction and because the petition lacked merit. The trial court dismissed the petition. We affirm. In so doing, we hold that once an Illinois habeas corpus petition is properly filed, the...

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