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People v. Munson

Citations

  • 794 N.E.2d 155
  • 206 Ill. 2d 104
  • 276 Ill. Dec. 260
  • 2002 Ill. LEXIS 334

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  • concluding that the petitioner abandoned several postconviction claims by failing to raise them on appeal
  • concluding that the petitioner abandoned several postconviction claims by failing to raise them on appeal
  • concluding that the petitioner abandoned several postconviction claims by failing to raise them on appeal
  • forfeiture does not foreclose a defendant from raising a claim in a postconviction petition based on matters outside the record
  • “A prosecutor may respond to comments made by defense counsel in closing argument that clearly invite a response.”
  • matters of trial strategy are generally immune from claims of ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Garman, Harrison, Kilbride

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