People v. Treadway

Defendant, Kenneth Treadway, appeals the order of the circuit court dismissing his petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (111. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 122 — 1 et seq. (now, as amended, 725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 1992))). Defendant alleged that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel, who failed to support the defense of voluntary intoxication by referring defendant to an expert to determine defendant’s tolerance for alcohol. Defendant contends that the trial court erred in dismissing the petition by finding that defendant did not show that the…