People v. Smith

This is an appeal by the petitioner, Willie Smith, Jr., from an order entered by the circuit court of Massac County denying his petition for post-conviction relief after holding an evidentiary hearing. The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether the petitioner received inadequate representation in the prosecution of his post-conviction petition.

The petitioner was convicted in 1969 of murder and attempted murder and was sentenced to consecutive terms of 60 to 100 years and 15 to 20 years. His conviction was affirmed by this court on direct appeal. (People v. Smith, 5 Ill.App.3d 648, 283…