PEOPLE v. HOMMERSON

No. 115638.

4 N.E.3d 58 (2014)

2014 IL 115638

378 Ill. Dec. 459

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Peter HOMMERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 24, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Thomas A. Lilien , Deputy Defender, and Kathleen J. Hamill , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, Springfield ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Clock and Brian McLeish , Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice FREEMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Petitioner Peter Hommerson filed a postconviction petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 2010)), alleging violations of his constitutional rights based on his trial counsel's deficient performance. The circuit court of Lake County summarily dismissed the petition because it did not contain a verification affidavit...

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