Legal Opinion
People v. Wendt
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 25, 1996No. 2-94-1384PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE McLAREN
delivered the opinion of the court:
The defendant, Kristoffer Wendt, appeals the circuit court’s order dismissing without an evidentiary hearing his post-conviction petition (see 725 ILCS 5/122—2.1 (West 1994)). The defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his trial attorney failed to move to reconsider the sentence although the defendant requested that he do so. We affirm.
An indictment originally charged the defendant with first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9—1(a)(2) (West 1994)). Extensive pretrial proceedings ensued, including a…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Penson v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by29 opinions
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