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People v. Nunez

Case Date: 09/28/2001
Court: 2nd District Appellate
Docket No: 2-00-0851 Rel

September 28, 2001

No. 2--00--0851


IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

SECOND DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

JESUS B. NUNEZ,

          Defendant-Appellant.

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McHenry County.


No. 97--CF--1012

Honorable
Thomas A. Schermerhorn, Sr.,
Judge, Presiding.

JUSTICE GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jesus B. Nunez, appeals from the judgment of the circuit courtof McHenry County, dismissing his petition for relief under the Post-ConvictionHearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122--1 et seq. (West 1998)). Defendant argues onappeal that the trial court erred in summarily dismissing his petition, whichalleged the ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel in violation ofhis federal and state constitutional rights. U.S. Const., amends. VI, XIV; Ill.Const. 1970, art. I,