Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Petition
(Court opinion modified upon denial of rehearing 2/24/12.) Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of first-degree murder. Court properly dismissed Defendant's postconviction petition at first stage of proceedings, as petition was conclusory and lacked proper supporting documentation. No ineffective assistance of counsel, as defense counsel's decision not to call a certain witness, even after promising to do so during opening statements, was sound and reasonable trial strategy. Court was not required to consider witness's affidavit, because it was not notarized. (CAHILL and GARCIA, concurring.)