Supreme Court of Illinois

In the matter of a pro se postconviction petition where appointed counsel never amended the petition to more artfully express the petitioner's constitutional claims, dismissal of defendant's postconviction petition is reversed where defendant was entitled, pursuant to statute and the supreme court rules, to more legal assistance than he received after counsel was appointed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/03/2005
• Published 06/03/2005

Judges

• Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, Donna K. Kelly, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Sheldon R. Sobol, State's Attorney, Morris (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin, Russell K. Benton, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.