Legal Opinion
People v. Jett
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 28, 1991No. 4-90-0631PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE LUND
delivered the opinion of the court:
On August 30, 1990, the circuit court of Sangamon County dismissed the post-conviction petition of defendant Rahe Jett. Defendant now appeals, asserting this was error. We disagree and affirm.
On January 30, 1987, defendant entered a guilty plea to the offense of murder and received a 30-year prison sentence. On January 8, 1990, he filed a pro se motion to withdraw his guilty plea and vacate the judgment. On January 17, 1990, the court appointed counsel to represent defendant on the motion. The State filed a motion to dismiss the pro se…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. WilkIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- Danial Siebert v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- People v. PorterIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. OwensIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Tiffany M. Billops and James A. MorningCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
- People v. HernandezAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- People v. OuryAppellate Court of Illinois · 1994
- People v. DauerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1997
- People v. PeguesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
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