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PEOPLE v. HEARD

No. 1-86-3007.

181 Ill. App.3d 943 (1989)

537 N.E.2d 883

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. DERRICK HEARD, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed March 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Donna Finch, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Inge Fryklund, Judy L. Groeneveld, and Lauren A. Freeman, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Order affirmed.

JUSTICE LINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Petitioner, Derrick Heard, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 68 years in prison. The appellate court affirmed his conviction and sentence in April 1984. He then filed a pro se petition for post-conviction relief, alleging that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to file a motion to quash arrest and suppress statements and that his appellate...

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