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People v. Ward

Citations

  • 862 N.E.2d 1102
  • 308 Ill. Dec. 899
  • 371 Ill. App. 3d 382
  • 2007 Ill. App. LEXIS 75

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  • holding that a circuit court does not err when it does not conduct a preliminary inquiry under Moore when faced with an oral pro se claim of ineffective assistance of counsel that is bald and unsupported by specific facts or detail
  • finding that an informant’s tip, alone, did not provide police with reasonable suspicion because it lacked specificity
  • holding that a circuit court does not err when it does not conduct a preliminary inquiry under Moore when faced with an oral pro se claim of ineffective assistance of counsel that is bald and unsupported by specific facts or detail
  • finding that an informant’s tip, alone, did not provide police with reasonable suspicion because it lacked specificity
  • a mistake in trial strategy or tactics, without more, does not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel
  • a mistake in trial strategy or tactics, without more, does not amount to ineffective assistance of counsel

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Judges: Joseph Gordon

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