Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Petitions
Court entered 2nd-stage dismissal of amended postconviction petition. Petition fails to show Defendant was prejudiced by advice his trial counsel rendered; thus, independent claims of ineffective assistance must fail. As Defendant failed to allege grounds by which it is reasonably probable he would have been allowed to withdraw his guilty plea, his claim of ineffective assistance for trial counsel’s failure to file motion to withdraw his guilty plea must fail. Fines which circuit clerk improperly imposed Defendant are vacated; record is devoid of order authorizing imposition of fines. (STEIGMANN and APPLETON, concurring.)