PEOPLE v. CABRERA

No. 1-07-2922.

932 N.E.2d 528 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pedro CABRERA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 28, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, County of Cook (James E. Fitzgerald, Tasha-Marie Kelly, and Shannan McFadden, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender, Shawn O'Toole, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, Pedro Cabrera, appeals from Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan's summary dismissal of his pro se petition for relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2006)). The defendant contends his petition states the gist of a meritorious claim for ineffective assistance of appellate counsel based on counsel's failure to raise a double jeopardy claim on direct...

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