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      "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILLIP O\u2019NEIL, Defendant-Appellant."
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        "text": "PRESIDING JUSTICE CHAPMAN\ndelivered the opinion of the court:\nPhillip O\u2019Neil (defendant) was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years\u2019 imprisonment. On direct appeal, this court affirmed both the conviction and the sentence. People v. O\u2019Neil, 294 Ill. App. 3d 1131, 721 N.E.2d 865 (1998) (unpublished order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23 (166 Ill. 2d R. 23)). Defendant filed a petition of rehearing, which this court denied, and a petition for leave to appeal, which the Illinois Supreme Court denied (People v. O\u2019Neil, 178 Ill. 2d 590, 699 N.E.2d 1035 (1998)).\nDefendant filed a postconviction petition alleging ineffective trial counsel, and after an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the petition. The trial court found that defendant was not prevented from taking the stand, that counsel\u2019s advice that he not take the stand was not incompetent, and that counsel\u2019s performance and preparation exceeded the requirements of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 80 L. Ed. 2d 674, 104 S. Ct. 2052 (1984)). Defendant\u2019s motion to reconsider was denied. Defendant filed this timely appeal.\nThe only issue raised on this appeal is whether the denial of post-conviction relief was manifestly erroneous. See People v. Coleman, 183 Ill. 2d 366, 385, 701 N.E.2d 1063, 1074 (1998). We conclude that it was not, and we affirm the trial court\u2019s denial of postconviction relief.\nDefendant testified at the postconviction petition hearing that he had told trial counsel that he wished to testify on his own behalf and counsel assured him that he could do so. Midtrial, however, counsel explained to defendant that self-defense was not a viable theory in this case and that by exercising his right to testify, it would hurt the case. Defendant took counsel\u2019s advice and decided not to testify.\nThe Post-Conviction Hearing Act (725 ILCS 5/122 \u2014 1 (West 1998)) allows criminal defendants a remedy when substantial violations of their constitutional rights occurred at the trial. People v. Moore, 177 Ill. 2d 421, 427, 686 N.E.2d 587, 591 (1997). Such proceedings are collateral attacks on a final judgment. Moore, 177 Ill. 2d at 427, 686 N.E.2d at 591. The scope of the review is therefore limited to issues that neither have been nor could have been previously adjudicated. Moore, 177 Ill. 2d at 427, 686 N.E.2d at 591. The determinations of the reviewing court on the prior direct appeal are res judicata as to those issues actually decided, and any issues that could have been presented on direct appeal, but were not, are waived. Moore, 177 Ill. 2d at 427, 686 N.E.2d at 591.\nDefendant argued on direct appeal to this court the ineffectiveness of trial counsel for failing to advance a theory of self-defense, for failing to put two specific witnesses on the stand, and for not allowing defendant to testify on his own behalf. We concluded at that time that self-defense was not a viable defense in the case and that counsel was not ineffective.\nDefendant argues that courts have found the application of the doctrine of res judicata to be a rule of administrative convenience and that it may be relaxed when required by \u201cfundamental fairness.\u201d See Moore, 177 Ill. 2d at 427-28, 686 N.E.2d at 591. Despite this fact, defendant has raised the same issues in this postconviction petition as he did on direct appeal. A defendant cannot avoid the bar of res judicata by merely rephrasing issues previously raised on direct appeal. People v. Simms, 192 Ill. 2d 348, 360, 736 N.E.2d 1092, 1105 (2000). Therefore, we conclude that these issues are barred by the doctrine of res judicata, and the trial court properly denied defendant\u2019s petition for postconviction relief.\nAffirmed.\nHOPKINS and GOLDENHERSH, JJ., concur.",
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    "attorneys": [
      "Daniel D. Yuhas, of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Springfield, for appellant.",
      "Robert Haida, State\u2019s Attorney, of Belleville (Norbert J. Goetten, Stephen E. Norris, and Kendra S. Peterson, all of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People."
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    "head_matter": "THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PHILLIP O\u2019NEIL, Defendant-Appellant.\nFifth District\nNo. 5 \u2014 99\u20140631\nOpinion filed March 9, 2001.\nRehearing denied April 17, 2001.\nDaniel D. Yuhas, of State Appellate Defender\u2019s Office, of Springfield, for appellant.\nRobert Haida, State\u2019s Attorney, of Belleville (Norbert J. Goetten, Stephen E. Norris, and Kendra S. Peterson, all of State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor\u2019s Office, of counsel), for the People."
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