Illinois Supreme Court· 10/1/1992

People v. Odle

Citations

601 N.E.2d 732
151 Ill. 2d 168
176 Ill. Dec. 34
1992 Ill. LEXIS 132

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holding that a defendant is entitled to competent, not perfect, counsel
holding that a defendant is entitled to competent, not perfect counsel
finding there was no reason to believe a plea agreement could have been reached with the prosecution given the overwhelming evidence of the defendant’s guilt
looking at the defendant’s statement in allocution in determining whether his trial counsel’s conduct amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel
defendant’s claim of ineffective assistance for counsel’s failure to seek plea agreement rejected where given defendant’s overwhelming guilt there was no reason to believe agreement could have been reached with the prosecution
a defense strategy is not constitutionally defective if unsuccessful

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