Appellate Court of Illinois February 11, 2009, 1-07-3018 (People v. Gerow)

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURPHY

delivered the opinion of the court:

On April 5, 2007, defendant filed a postconviction petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2004)), requesting a three-year reduction in his sentence in accordance with People v. Whitfield, 217 Ill. 2d 177 (2005).