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PEOPLE v. DeSAVIEU

No. 1-91-2543.

628 N.E.2d 1117 (1993)

256 Ill. App.3d 731

195 Ill.Dec. 653

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jean DeSAVIEU, Defendantr-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

December 30, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, Anna Ahronheim, Asst. Appellate Defender, of counsel, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago, (Renee Goldfarb, Janet Powers Doyle & Sharon D. Opryszek, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Jean DeSavieu, appeals from the dismissal of his pro se petition for post-conviction relief from his murder conviction. We consider: (1) whether the claims raised in the petition were barred by res judicata or waiver; (2) whether the doctrine of fundamental fairness requires this court to review the claims; and (3) whether the summary dismissal of the petition was improper because the...

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