Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Jury Selection
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of offenses related to carjacking. No basis for finding ineffective assistance of counsel in counsel failing to preserve claim that State used peremptory challenges to dismiss prospective jurors based solely on their race, as Defendant's postconviction petition made only vague, unsubstantiated, and conclusory allegations of Batson violations. (POPE and McCULLOUGH, concurring.)