People v. Jordan

Defendant, Elmore Jordan, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing his amended post-conviction petition without an evidentiary hearing. Defendant contends that (1) his retained defense counsel at his trial was incompetent, thereby subjecting him to substantial prejudice, and (2) the matters contained in his amended petition entitled him to an evidentiary hearing.

Defendant was convicted by a jury of rape and armed robbery; he was sentenced to concurrent terms in the penitentiary of 20 to 60 years and 10 to 30 years, respectively. These judgments were affirmed on…