People v. Hernandez

NO. 4-94-0883

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) McLean County

ANTONIO HERNANDEZ, ) No. 93CF223

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Ronald C. Dozier,) Judge Presiding.

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PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the

court:

Defendant Antonio Hernandez filed a pro se petition for

post-conviction relief, alleging, inter alia, that he received

ineffective assistance of counsel because his counsel failed to

perfect an appeal. The trial…