People v. Walker

Defendant pled guilty to aggravated battery. Court properly dismissed, as frivolous and patently without merit, Defendant's pro se postconviction petition alleging that defense counsel was ineffective for failing to share and discuss discovery documents with him. Decisions as to which items received in discovery a defense attorney chooses to share with or discuss with the client is a matter of trial strategy. Petition failed to contain factual allegations creating a basis for arguing that counsel's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.(CARTER and LYTTON, concurring.)