People v. Dredge

On April 25, 1981, the defendant, Ann L. Dredge, was found guilty of aggravated arson (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 20 — 1.1(a)) on the basis of a fire which she set at the Dwight Correctional Center while an inmate there. On direct appeal, we affirmed her conviction. People v. Dredge (1982), 105 Ill. App. 3d 1209, 439 N.E.2d 1118 (order under Supreme Court Rule 23).

On July 21, 1985, the defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief. In this petition, she alleged that her trial counsel was ineffective because he (1) did not properly investigate the case, (2) did not confer with…