People v. Whitaker

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Citation
Case Number: 
2012 IL App (4th) 110334
Decision Date: 
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Macon Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
TURNER
Letter filed by pro se Defendant was subject to multiple interpretations and was not clearly an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim. Thus, contents of letter did not sufficiently raise ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim that required court to conduct a Krankel hearing. (POPE and KNECHT, concurring.)