People v. Giampaolo

Defendant, Dominick Giampaolo, appeals from orders of the circuit court of McHenry County dismissing one count of his two-count second amended postconviction petition at the second stage of postconviction proceedings and denying the other count following an evidentiary hearing. Defendant asserts that his second amended petition sets forth a substantial showing that his constitutional rights were violated. We disagree, and, thus, we affirm.

On May 31, 2001, in McHenry County, defendant agreed to plead guilty to two counts of criminal sexual assault of a family member, a Class 1 felony (720 ILCS…