Appellate Court of Illinois November 5, 2007, 5-05-0461, 5-05-0620 cons. (People v. Johnson)

JUSTICE CHAPMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Corey Johnson, appeals the first-stage dismissal of his postconviction petition as frivolous and patently without merit. The postconviction court dismissed the petition on the ground that all the issues raised therein were barred by either res judicata or waiver.