Illinois Supreme Court· 6/3/2005

People v. Blair

Citations

831 N.E.2d 604
215 Ill. 2d 427
294 Ill. Dec. 654
2005 Ill. LEXIS 948

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holding that forfeiture may be excused where it stems from the ineffective assistance of appellate counsel
holding that forfeiture may be excused where it stems from the ineffective assistance of appellate counsel
providing that “[t]he doctrine of res judicata bars consideration of issues that were previously raised and decided”
stating that “where res judicata *** preclude[s] a defendant from obtaining relief, such a claim is necessarily ‘frivolous’ or ‘patently without merit.’”
noting that in an initial post-conviction proceeding, the common law doctrines of res judicata and forfeiture operate to bar the raising of claims that were or could have been adjudicated in a prior appeal
relying on Black’s Law Dictionary in defining legal terms such as “waiver” and “res judicata“

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Judges: Fitzgerald, Freeman, McMorrow, Kilbride

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Cites

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