People v. Alexander

Defendant, Leo Alexander, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago County dismissing his petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq.). On appeal, defendant contends that the cause must be remanded for an evidentiary hearing because (1) the allegations in defendant’s petition were sufficient to warrant an evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel and (2) post-conviction counsel failed to comply with Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (107 Ill. 2d R. 651(c)).

Defendant was charged with home…