Appellate Court of Illinois· 8/13/1992
People v. Johnson
Citations
- 597 N.E.2d 1258
- 232 Ill. App. 3d 674
- 174 Ill. Dec. 46
- 1992 Ill. App. LEXIS 1290
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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting, a mere failure to amend the pro se petition is not enough to establish inadequacy of representation in the absence of a showing that the petition could have been successfully amended
- noting, a mere failure to amend the pro se petition is not enough to establish inadequacy of representation in the absence of a showing that the petition could have been successfully amended
- failure to amend a petition does not establish unreasonable assistance without showing that petition could have been successfully amended
- failure to amend a petition does not establish unreasonable assistance without showing that petition could have been successfully amended
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Judges: Henry Lewis
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7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court· 1984-10-19· cited 1,967×
- People v. OwensIllinois Supreme Court· 1990-11-30· cited 219×
- People v. Del VecchioIllinois Supreme Court· 1989-06-19· cited 98×
- People v. SpreitzerIllinois Supreme Court· 1991-03-28· cited 50×
- People v. BoshearsAppellate Court of Illinois· 1992-05-08· cited 11×
- People v. WollenbergAppellate Court of Illinois· 1973-01-29· cited 5×
- People v. BurnsAppellate Court of Illinois· 1972-03-13· cited 4×
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