People v. Robinson

PRESIDING JUSTICE BARRY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of the petitioner’s petition for post-conviction relief.

A jury convicted the petitioner, Charles R. Robinson, of armed robbery. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a).) Prior to sentencing, the petitioner filed a pro se motion to have his court-appointed attorney replaced. The petitioner was dissatisfied with his attorney’s handling of the petitioner’s mistaken identification defense. In particular, the petitioner believed his attorney should have offered into evidence a…