People v. Jackson

NO. 4-04-0007 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) Champaign County NATHANIEL JACKSON, ) No. 02CF627 Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Honorable ) Jeffrey B. Ford, ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant, Nathaniel Jackson, appeals from the summary dismissal of his pro se petition for postconviction relief. He makes two arguments: (1) we should dismiss the office of the State Appellate Defender (OSAD) and allow defendant to represent himself in this…