People v. Jackson

Defendant, Ralph Foster Jackson, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Du Page County denying his second amended petition for post-conviction relief (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 122—1 et seq.).

Defendant raises the following issues on appeal: (1) whether he was denied due process in his original sentencing hearing; and (2) whether he was denied effective assistance of counsel when his trial counsel failed to present certain mitigation witnesses at his sentencing hearing.

On March 20, 1981, after a jury trial, defendant was found guilty of rape (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par.…