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PEOPLE v. TORRES

No. 104308.

888 N.E.2d 91 (2008)

228 Ill.2d 382

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Vicente TORRES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

April 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, James W. Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Eldad Z. Malamuth, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, Norbert J. Goetten, Lawrence M. Bauer, Richard T. Leonard, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, of counsel), for the People.

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, Santiago A. Durango, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for appellee.

OPINION

Chief Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion:

Defendant, Vicente Torres, entered a blind plea of guilty to two counts of first degree murder. The circuit court of Will County sentenced him to 45 years' imprisonment. Four months after his sentence was imposed, defendant filed a pro se petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2004)), contending that his trial attorney...

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