Illinois Supreme Court· 5/26/1994

People v. Thompkins

Citations

641 N.E.2d 371
161 Ill. 2d 148
204 Ill. Dec. 147
1994 Ill. LEXIS 77

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noting that where evidence did not show defendant to have been the gunman in a double murder, a hearing was necessary to evaluate a claim of ineffectiveness in not presenting mitigating evidence complementary to the defense
rejecting the defendant’s request for an evidentiary hearing under the Act after finding the defendant acquiesced to counsel’s representation that the defendant would not testify
describing the surviving portion of claim XV as a claim “that defense counsel failed to investigate and present other available mitigating evidence”
evidentiary hearing required because character testimony would suggest that the defendant’s role in the offenses was subject to doubt
evidentiary hearing required because testimony from numerous individuals well-acquainted with the defendant would have bolstered mitigating evidence presented at sentencing
“The defendant has failed to submit affidavits from Pitts and Hayes themselves, however, and thus we are precluded from considering this issue further.”

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