People v. Jackson

This is an appeal from an order of the Circuit Court of Cook County sustaining a motion to dismiss a post-conviction petition.

The only issue presented on appeal is whether the failure of defendant’s counsel to amend the pro se post-conviction petition amounted to inadequate representation.

The defendant, Frank Jackson, was indicted for the murder of Sally Strickland on June 28, 1967. The defendant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to a term of from fourteen to twenty years in the Illinois State Penitentiary. The conviction and sentence were affirmed on appeal. 130…