PEOPLE v. OLIVER

No. 1-12-0793.

3 N.E.3d 382 (2013)

2013 IL App (1st) 120793

378 Ill. Dec. 102

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold OLIVER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

December 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Alan D. Goldberg , Rebecca I. Levy , State Appellate Defender's Office, Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Christine Cook and Joan F. Frazier , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 Plaintiff, Harold Oliver, appeals the judgment of the circuit court dismissing his postconviction petition after the second stage. On appeal, Oliver contends the trial court erred in dismissing his postconviction petition where he made a substantial showing that appellate counsel was ineffective for failing to argue on direct appeal that (1) the court gave improper jury instructions...

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