People v. Turner

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal from an order dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief, defendant seeks only a certificate of importance so that the Illinois Supreme Court may consider whether the “farce or sham” standard currently employed in determining whether a criminal defendant has been adequately represented by retained counsel should be replaced with a standard requiring a higher quality of representation.

After a jury trial, defendant was convicted of aggravated kidnapping and intimidation, for which he was sentenced to…