Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant, after jury trial, was convicted of first-degree murer of his business partner. Court properly evaluated Defendant's petition for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel, under Strickland v. Washington test for whether petition failed to present a gist of a constitutional claim.(HUTCHINSON, concurring; JORGENSEN, dissenting.)