Legal Opinion
People v. Hoekstra
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 22, 2007No. 2-05-0443PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE GEOMETER
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Roger J. Hoekstra, filed a pro se postconviction petition (see 725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2004)) in the circuit court of Stephenson County, alleging that his attorney rendered ineffective assistance at trial. Defendant had previously entered a guilty plea to a charge of burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 1 (West 2004)) and was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. Defendant also asserts that the mittimus should be amended. The circuit court found that the petition did not state the gist of a meritorious claim and dismissed…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. SokolowSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. EdwardsIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by9 opinions
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