Justice McLAREN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Clarence Thomas Bashaw, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Winnebago County granting the State's motion to dismiss his petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2000)) for relief from his 1997 conviction of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1994)). Defendant argues on appeal that the attorney appointed to represent him in the postconviction...
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