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PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 84-1859.

141 Ill. App.3d 1079 (1986)

491 N.E.2d 159

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JOE WOODS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed March 24, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Karen Tietz, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas P. Needham, Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the question of whether the trial court erred where it summarily dismissed defendant's petition for post-conviction relief without either entering a written order giving reasons pursuant to section 122-2.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 122-2.1(a)) or giving any other indication as a basis for its decision. We believe...

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