PEOPLE v. MOORE

No. 2-08-0590.

930 N.E.2d 1057 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael C. MOORE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

June 7, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Agostinelli and Thomas A. Karalis (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Michael C. Moore.

Joseph P. Bruscato, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Stephanie Hoit Lee, Algonquin, for the People.


Justice SCHOSTOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Michael C. Moore appeals the trial court's order summarily dismissing his petition filed under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (the Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2006)), contending that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the presence of two security officers positioned behind him at trial and that his appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to raise the issue on direct...

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