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PEOPLE v. KING

No. 1-99-1877.

738 N.E.2d 556 (2000)

316 Ill.App.3d 901

250 Ill.Dec. 340

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus KING, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, and Donna Finch, Chicago, Skokie, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice COHEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Marcus King appeals the circuit court's denial of his petition for relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act, (725 ILCS 5/122-1 (West 1998)). After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the trial court determined that defendant's trial counsel had not rendered ineffective assistance in violation of defendant's constitutional rights. Because we cannot conceive of any sound trial strategy that would justify...

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