Illinois Supreme Court· 11/22/1995

People v. Simms

Citations

659 N.E.2d 922
168 Ill. 2d 176
213 Ill. Dec. 576
1995 Ill. LEXIS 209

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no new counsel where defendant’s claim was “meritless,” because it involved “matters of trial strategy which may not be second- guessed”
“A general objection results in a waiver of the claim of error unless (1) the grounds for the objection were clear from the record, (2) trial counsel’s assistance was ineffective [citation], or (3) there was plain error”
stating new counsel is unnecessary if defendant’s claim “is meritless”
“A general objection results in a waiver of the claim of error unless (1) the grounds for the objection were clear from the record, (2) trial counsel’s assistance was ineffective [citation], or (3) there was plain error”
“A general objection results in a waiver of the claim of error unless (1) the grounds for the objection were clear from the record, (2) trial counsel’s assistance was ineffective, or (3) there was plain error.”
no new counsel where the defendant’s claim was “meritless,” because counsel’s “preparation of the post-trial motion and his decision whether to call various witnesses, including the defendant, were matters of trial strategy which may not be second-guessed”

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Judges: Heiple, Harrison

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