Legal Opinion
People v. Mescall
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided August 26, 2010No. 2-08-0773PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
Defendant, Thomas R. Mescall, appeals from the summary dismissal of his pro se postconviction petition pursuant to section 122 — 2.1(a)(2) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 2.1(a)(2) (West 2008)). On October 11, 1996, defendant was charged by information with one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12 — 16(c)(l)(i) (West 1996)) and four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (720 ILCS 5/12 — 14.1(a)(1) (West 1996)). The State subsequently filed an amended information prior to trial. However, no modifications were made. The amended…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- People v. GaultneyIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
- People v. HodgesIllinois Supreme Court · 2009
- Benny Williams v. Robert Kullman and Robert Abrams, Attorney General, State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- People v. MarsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012