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PEOPLE v. PERKINS

No. 2-04-0127.

856 N.E.2d 1178 (2006)

306 Ill.Dec. 83

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jahmal PERKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Greenlees and Anna Ahronheim (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Jahmal Perkins.

Ronald G. Matekaitis, De Kalb County State's Attorney, Sycamore, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Peterson, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for the People.

Justice O'MALLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jahmal Perkins, appeals from the dismissal of his petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2002)). He contends that the assistance of counsel he received was less than the reasonable assistance due him under the Act. Specifically, he asserts that postconviction counsel's defense of his petition against the State's motion to dismiss for untimeliness showed...

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