People v. Ramirez

In this consolidated appeal, defendant, Freddie Ramirez, appeals from the summary dismissal of two pro se postconviction petitions filed pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2004)). Defendant contends that each petition was sufficient to state the gist of a constitutional claim and that the trial court should not have dismissed the petitions at the first stage of the postconviction process. Specifically, defendant contends that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to pursue two filed motions to suppress incriminating statements and for…