Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Defendant was convicted of residential burglary. Defense counsel's performance fell below objective standard of reasonableness in failing to effectively challenge meaning or significance of ISP forensic scientist's conclusions based on only partial-profile DNA comparison, and counsel failed to, but could have, made viable arguments or evidence challenging significance of witness' findings. (BURKE, concurring; BIRKETT, dissenting.)