Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Post-Conviction Petition
Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of murder. Defendant's postconviction petition alleged ineffective assistance of counsel in unauthorized waiver of his presence during in camera jury selection conference. Defendant failed to offer evidence or assertions that his absence from conference led court to empanel a biased jury harboring prejudices against Defendant. Thus, Defendant failed to state gist of claim of prejudice. (MURPHY and SALONE, concurring.)