Illinois Supreme Court· 2/18/1993

People v. Johnson

Citations

154 Ill. 2d 227
609 N.E.2d 304
182 Ill. Dec. 1
1993 Ill. LEXIS 11

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holding that postconviction counsel must shape petitioner’s complaints in a pro se petition into “appropriate legal form”
holding that a presumption exists that “counsel [has] made a concerted effort to obtain affidavits in support of the [otherwise nonviable] post-conviction claims”
holding that postconviction counsel must shape petitioner's complaints in a pro se petition into \appropriate legal form\
holding that a presumption exists that \counsel [has] made a concerted effort to obtain affidavits in support of the [otherwise nonviable] post-conviction claims\
holding that postconviction counsel must shape petitioner’s complaints in a pro se petition into “appropriate legal form”
holding that it is the duty of the trial court, not the reviewing court, to determine based on a complete record whether the postconviction claim requires an evidentiary hearing

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