People v. French

Defendant, Louis French, appeals from an order of the circuit court of DuPage County dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred by denying him an evidentiary hearing on various constitutional claims allegedly raised in the petition; (2) the court should have appointed an attorney outside the public defender’s office to represent him; and (3) reversal is required because of his attorney’s failure to comply with Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (134 Ill. 2d R. 651(c)) by making necessary amendments to his pro se petition. We affirm.