Judgment affirmed.
Mr. JUSTICE NASH delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, William Mengedoht, appeals from an order denying his petition for post-conviction relief. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 38, par. 122-1 et seq.) The central issue is whether the failure to raise a claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel on direct appeal and at his post-conviction hearing precludes raising the issue for the first time on appeal from post-conviction...
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