People v. Castillo

*335 ¶ 1 *553 Defendant, Alexander G. Castillo, appeals from the summary dismissal of his pro se petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) ( 725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2016) ) for relief from his convictions of two counts of first-degree murder ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2010) ) and a single count of home invasion ( id. § 12-11(a)(5) ). Defendant contends that his petition sufficiently stated a claim that he was deprived of his right to the effective assistance of counsel in his direct appeal. The claim was based on appellate counsel's failure to argue that the trial court erred by…