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PEOPLE v. DORTCH

No. 4-97-0250.

709 N.E.2d 280 (1999)

303 Ill. App.3d 839

237 Ill.Dec. 294

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis T. DORTCH, a/k/a Travis T. Davidson, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Martin J. Ryan (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Travis T. Dortch.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Albert G. Algren, State's Attorney, Monmouth, Robert M. Hansen (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Justice HOMER delivered the opinion of the Court:

The defendant, Travis T. Dortch, appeals from an order of the trial court summarily dismissing his pro se petition for post-conviction relief. The defendant argues that his petition adequately alleged a meritorious claim based on ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel. For reasons that follow, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The record shows that on July 28, 1993, the defendant...

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