Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Hearing Act
Defendant appealed the second-stage dismissal of his successive post-conviction petition, arguing that his post-conviction counsel provided unreasonable assistance by failing to amend the petition as necessary to adequately present defendant’s juvenile sentencing claim. The appellate court affirmed, finding that the record did not rebut the presumption that post-conviction counsel provided reasonable assistance in substantial compliance with SCR 651(c). (COBBS, concurring and PUCINSKI, dissenting)