Illinois Supreme Court· 10/20/1994

People v. Palmer

Citations

643 N.E.2d 797
162 Ill. 2d 465
205 Ill. Dec. 506
1994 Ill. LEXIS 143

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noting that proof of prejudice cannot be based on “mere conjecture or speculation”
there is no “general rule that the defendant who strikes the fatal blow is the more culpable”
counsel found not to be ineffective where it was counsel’s strategy not to pursue plea negotiations but have defendant throw himself on the mercy of the court and enter blind pleas of guilty on three counts of murder which established his death eligibility based on felony murder

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Judges: Freeman, Harrison, McMorrow

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