People v. Carr

Justices McLaren and Hutchinson concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

The defendant, Keith Carr, appeals from the June 12, 2009, order of the circuit court of Kane County dismissing his petition for postconviction relief. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erred in dismissing his petition, because he sufficiently alleged that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel and that the trial court did not properly admonish him regarding the consequences of his plea. We affirm.

The record reveals that on March 22, 2007, the defendant was charged by criminal complaint…