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People v. Hall

Citations

  • 841 N.E.2d 913
  • 217 Ill. 2d 324
  • 299 Ill. Dec. 181
  • 2005 Ill. LEXIS 2073

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that section 122 — 2 noncompliance can be excused when absence of additional documentation can easily be inferred from the allegations of the complaint and the petitioner’s affidavit
  • noting that section 122–2 noncompliance can be excused when absence of additional documentation can easily be inferred from the allegations of the complaint and the petitioner’s affidavit
  • stating that a claim of ineffective-assistance of plea counsel “must be accompanied by either a claim of innocence or the articulation of a plausible defense that could have been raised at trial”
  • applying Hill to evaluate the claim that a guilty plea is unintelligent or involuntary on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel
  • noting that the Strickland standard applies to such challenges
  • virtually identical postconviction claim to that in Collins survives first-stage review because it is supported by the defendant’s affidavit

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Judges: Kilbride, Thomas, Fitzgerald, Garman

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