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PEOPLE v. CASTANO

No. 3-07-0845.

912 N.E.2d 320 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan C. CASTANO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

July 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Santiago A. Durango, Office of State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, IL, for Appellant.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, IL, James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet, IL, Sabrina S. Henry, State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, IL, for Appellee.

Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Juan C. Castano, pled guilty to criminal sexual assault and was sentenced to nine years of imprisonment. 720 ILCS 5/12-13(a)(1) (West 2000). The defendant filed a pro se petition for postconviction relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act), which the trial court dismissed for failing to state the gist of a constitutional claim. 725...

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