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PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 3-84-0641.

136 Ill. App.3d 300 (1985)

483 N.E.2d 655

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent-Appellee, v. EDMOND L. SMITH, Petitioner-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed September 16, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Deborah L. Rose, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Larry Vandersnick, State's Attorney, of Cambridge (John X. Breslin and Gerry R. Arnold, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Service Commission, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE WOMBACHER delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, Edmond L. Smith, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. The petition was based on the allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel. The petitioner contends on appeal that dismissal was improper because the issues contained in the petition could not have been raised on direct appeal. We affirm.

Following a bench trial, the petitioner...

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