People v. Lemons

PRESIDING JUSTICE STEIGMANN

delivered the opinion of the

court:

On March 17, 1992, defendant filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that she was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. On March 30, 1992, the trial court dismissed defendant’s petition as “frivolous and patently without merit,” pursuant to section 122 — 2.1(aX2) of the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (111. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 122 — 2.1(aX2)). Defendant appeals, arguing that the court erred by dismissing her petition.

We affirm.

I. Background

In June 1989, the State charged defendant with…