Illinois Supreme Court· 3/28/1968

The PEOPLE v. Slaughter

Citations

235 N.E.2d 566
39 Ill. 2d 278
1968 Ill. LEXIS 473

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holding that bar will be excused where defendant did not receive adequate representation during initial post-conviction proceeding
holding that bar will be excused where defendant did not receive adequate representation during initial post-conviction proceeding
inadequate representation on first petition where counsel merely repeated the conclusory allegations made in defendant's pro se petition
this court has repeatedly held that the objective of finality must yield when fundamental fairness so requires
inadequate representation on first petition where counsel merely repeated the conclusory allegations made in defendant’s pro se petition
inadequate representation on first petition where counsel merely repeated the conclusory allegations made in defendant's pro se petition

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Judges: William G. Clark

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