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PEOPLE v. MARTIN

No. 3-92-0046.

599 N.E.2d 205 (1992)

233 Ill. App.3d 466

174 Ill.Dec. 659

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James MARTIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

September 4, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen Omolecki, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Marcia Straub, Peoria, for James Martin.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Atty., Peoria, Judith Z. Kelly, States' Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Presiding Justice BARRY delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant, James Martin, appeals the dismissal of his post-conviction petition. The sole issue on appeal is whether he should have received an evidentiary hearing on his claim that he had not received the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

The record shows that the defendant was charged with first degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch. 38, pars. 9...

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