People v. Mendoza

The defendant Jimmie Mendoza appeals from the second-stage dismissal of his amended petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122 — 1 et seq. (West 2008)). The defendant contends that a remand is in order because postconviction counsel rendered “unreasonable, substandard, level of assistance in attempting to shape petitioner’s pro se claims into an Amended Petition” and the circuit court erred in dismissing his amended petition, which alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel, among other claims.

We reject the defendant’s first contention that…