People v. Smith

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Postconviction Petitions
Citation
Case Number: 
2016 IL App (4th) 140085
Decision Date: 
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Sangamon Co.
Holding: 
Reversed and remanded.
Justice: 
APPLETON

Court erred in, after granting appointed counsel's motion to withdraw, entering second-stage dismissal of Defendant's pro se petition for postconviction relief. Postconviction counsel never filed Rule 651(c) certificate, and record fails to show counsel's fulfillment of all his responsibilities under that Rule.(TURNER and STEIGMANN, concurring.)