People v. Edwards

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of criminal drug conspiracy. Court properly denied Defendant's motion for leave to file successive postconviction petition alleging ineffectiveness of appellate counsel, as Defendant failed to establish prejudice under Section 122-1(f) of Post-Conviction Hearing Act. Defendant failed to provide supporting record citation or case law supporting claim of ineffective assistance by omissions of appellate counsel, and no such support in record. Appellate counsel exercised professional judgment in advocating for arguments that presented best chance of success, and Defendant made no showing that counsel's decision to not present other claims fell outside wide range of reasonable professional assistance. (LAMPKIN and PALMER, concurring.)