People v. Willis

(Modified upon denial of rehearing 6/7/16.) Defendant alleged that trial court failed to adequately inquire into his posttrial allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of Krankel and appellate court's mandate upon remand. Court fully considered Defendant's pro se claim of ineffective assistance by discussing the claim with him, and evaluating the claim based on its knowledge of defense counsel's performance and insufficiency of claim on its face.Cour did not err in denying Defendant's claim without appointing new counsel to investigate it, as court conducted adequate inquiry into Defendant's claim of error. Defense counsel's failure to request lesser included offense instructions of second degree murder and involuntary manslaughter was reasonable exercise of trial strategy. (PIERCE and NEVILLE, concurring.)