Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/19/2008

People v. Pace

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899 N.E.2d 610
386 Ill. App. 3d 1056
326 Ill. Dec. 393
2008 Ill. App. LEXIS 1299

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finding error where counsel pursued “another option” and trial court permitted counsel to dismiss client’s petition and refused to re-instate petition at petitioner request
when postconviction counsel determines, -28- 1-20-1375 after investigating the defendant’s claims, the claims are without merit he may choose to stand on the petition
counsel can stand on the pro se petition or move to withdraw if counsel “investigates the claims but finds them without merit”
when counsel finds defendant’s postconviction claims lack merit, counsel has two options: (1) stand on the allegations in the pro se petition and inform the court of the reason the petition was not amended; or (2

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