Illinois Supreme Court· 1/23/1986

People v. Wright

Citations

488 N.E.2d 973
111 Ill. 2d 18
94 Ill. Dec. 726
1986 Ill. LEXIS 210

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holding that an attorney was ineffective for failing to pursue a voluntary intoxication defense because he did not understand the elements
holding that an attorney was ineffective for failing to pursue a voluntary intoxication defense because he did not understand the elements
finding misapprehension of intoxication defense failed to satisfy objective standard of reasonable competence
finding misapprehension of intoxication defense failed to satisfy objective standard of reasonable competence
post-conviction petition was proper where challenge to counsel’s competency could be substantiated only by evidence not in record before appellate court
counsel failed to present intoxication evidence that would have resulted in a conviction of involuntary manslaughter rather than murder

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Judges: Ward

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