Appellate Court of Illinois· 1/28/2005

People v. Vasquez

Citations

824 N.E.2d 1071
356 Ill. App. 3d 420
291 Ill. Dec. 821
2005 Ill. App. LEXIS 71

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postconviction counsel is not obligated to search for evidence that might support claims contained in a petition
“the reasonable representation of postconviction counsel does not include the exploration, investigation and formulation of potential claims.”
“to establish that postconviction counsel provided inadequate representation, defendant must show that the petition could have been amended to state a case upon which relief could be granted”
“to establish that postconviction counsel provided inadequate representation, defendant must show that the petition could have been amended to state a case upon which relief could be granted”

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Judges: Hutchinson

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