People v. Hobson

Defendant, Russell Hobson, who was charged with and convicted of first degree murder, appeals from the second-stage dismissal of his successive petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2000)). He contends that the circuit court erred in dismissing his petition without an evidentiary hearing, where he made a substantial showing of ineffective assistance of counsel because (1) counsel failed to adequately communicate with him and provide him with discovery materials that he requested prior to trial and (2) counsel precluded him from…