People v. Lee

After a bench trial, defendant, Jimmie Lee, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver in violation of section 401(a)(1) of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56½, par. 1401(a)(1)) and sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment for that crime. On direct review, this court, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed defendant’s conviction. Subsequently, defendant filed a post-conviction petition for relief contending that he received ineffective assistance of counsel at both the trial and appellate levels which the circuit court denied. It is…