People v. Davis
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE WILLIAM A. LEWIS
delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant appeals from the denial of his post-conviction petition. He makes two arguments on appeal: (1) his conviction for possession of cannabis is improper because possession of cannabis is a lesser-included offense of possession of cannabis with intent to deliver; and (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel in the post-conviction hearing because counsel did not comply with Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (134 Ill. 2d R. 651(c)). We vacate and remand.
Defendant was convicted of both possession of cannabis and possession of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. KingIllinois Supreme Court · 1977
- People v. DonaldsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
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- The People v. SchlengerIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
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