The appellant in People v. Ramsey, 2019 IL App (3d) 160759, appealed the trial court’s order dismissing his post-conviction petition at the second stage of post-conviction proceedings, on grounds that the court erred by ruling, among other things, that an
Nate Nieman, Attorney at Law
Nate Nieman is a trial and appellate lawyer whose practice focuses on criminal defense and collateral matters. Mr. Nieman’s practice is specifcally geared towards representing criminal defendants in post-trial matters, whether in post-trial motions, post-conviction petitions, or on appeal. Mr. Nieman began his career in the Dekalb County Public Defender’s office and the Office of the State Appellate Defender – Third District before entering private practice in his hometown of the Quad Cities. Mr. Nieman’s law office is located blocks away from the Mississippi River in Rock Island, IL.
Mr. Nieman has published widely on various criminal defense topics. Mr. Nieman has written several articles on criminal law and procedure for the Northern Law Blog and several articles on criminal appellate procedure for the The Brief, which is published by the Illinois Appellate Lawyer’s Association. Mr. Nieman has also published articles in the Kane County Bar Briefs and the ISBA’s Traffic Law and Courts newsletter. Mr. Nieman founded the IPCB to deepen his knowledge of his practice area as it develops and to share those discoveries with readers who have the same interest.
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Appellate court reverses trial court’s denial of successive petition where defendant shows that trial counsel did not communicate plea offer to him
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Ryburn, 2019 ILL App (4th) 170779, appealed the trial court’s decision dismissing his successive post-conviction petition at the second stage of proceedings. The Fourth District ultimately reversed the dismissal of the petition and remanded…
Appellate court reverses trial court’s denial of successive petition where defendant shows that trial counsel did not communicate plea offer to him
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Ryburn, 2019 ILL App (4th) 170779, appealed the trial court’s decision dismissing his successive post-conviction petition at the second stage of proceedings. The Fourth District ultimately reversed the dismissal of the petition and remanded…
Appellate court holds that State improperly participated in post-conviction hearing but decided not to remand
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Ames, 2019 IL App (4th) 170569 appealed the trial court’s order denying’s his second motion for leave to file a successive post-conviction petitio on the grounds that the circuit court erred by allowing the…
Appellate Court holds that imprisonment doesn’t excuse a petitioner’s failure to attach supporting material to his post-conviction petition
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Harris, 2019 IL App (4th) 170261 appealed the decision of the trial court summarily dismissing his pro se petition for post-conviction relief on the grounds that his petition presented an arguable claim of ineffective assistance…
Denial of leave to file successive petition reversed where day-for-day eligible 80-year sentence constituted de facto life sentence
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Peacock, 2019 IL App (1st) 170308 appealed the trial court’s decision denying leave to file his successive post-conviction petition, on the grounds that his sentence constituted a de facto life sentence and violated the eighth…
Appellate Court Holds That It Lacks Jurisdiction To Review Constitutional Challenges to SORA Requirements
By Nate Nieman
Read Nate Nieman’s new post on the Appellate Lawyer Association’s blog, The Brief.
Appellate Court Holds That It Lacks Jurisdiction To Review Constitutional Challenges to SORA Requirements
By Nate Nieman
Read Nate Nieman’s new post on the Appellate Lawyer Association’s blog, The Brief.
Appellate court reverses dismissal of 2-1401 petition where defendant’s armed habitual criminal conviction was based on a void predicate offense
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Barefield, 2019 IL App (3d) 160516 appealed the dismissal of his petition for relief from judgement (filed under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure), on the grounds that his conviction for armed habitual…
Appellate court reverses dismissal of 2-1401 petition where defendant’s armed habitual criminal conviction was based on a void predicate offense
By Nate Nieman
The appellant in People v. Barefield, 2019 IL App (3d) 160516 appealed the dismissal of his petition for relief from judgement (filed under section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure), on the grounds that his conviction for armed habitual…