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PEOPLE v. MYERS

No. 5-07-0241.

899 N.E.2d 560 (2008)

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher J. MYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

December 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary Peterson, Deputy Defender, Nancy L. Vincent, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Fourth Judicial District, Street, Springfield, IL, Attorneys for Appellant.

David Rands, Special Prosecutor, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Allen James, State's Attorney, Union County Courthouse, Jonesboro, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Peterson, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, Attorneys for Appellee.

Justice WELCH delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Christopher Myers, appeals the judgments entered by the circuit court of Union County dismissing his petition for postconviction relief and denying his motion attacking a void judgment. He argues that the judgments must be reversed and the cause remanded because the record fails to demonstrate that his counsel satisfied the requirements of Supreme Court Rule 651(c) (134 Ill.2d R. 651(c)).

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