People v. Smith

2022 IL 126940

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 126940) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellee, v. KARL SMITH, Appellant. Opinion filed May 19, 2022. JUSTICE GARMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and Justices Theis, Neville, Michael J. Burke, Overstreet, and Carter concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 Karl Smith, petitioner, appealed the second-stage dismissal of his postconviction petition. Petitioner sought to have his petition remanded for additional second-stage proceedings because the attorney…