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· 3/20/2008

People v. Bew

Citations

  • 886 N.E.2d 1002
  • 228 Ill. 2d 122
  • 319 Ill. Dec. 878
  • 2008 Ill. LEXIS 291

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that claims of ineffective assistance of counsel require a showing of actual prejudice, not mere speculation of prejudice
  • noting that the decision whether to file a motion to suppress is a matter of trial strategy
  • noting that the decision whether to file a motion to suppress is a matter of trial strategy
  • noting that the decision whether to file a motion to suppress is a matter of trial strategy
  • noting that defendant may raise alternative grounds for suppression under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act where both defendant and State would have the opportunity to develop a factual record on the issue
  • requiring a reasonable probability of different outcomes at both the suppression hearing and the trial

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Judges: Garman

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