Opinion ID: 2094772
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Heading: Failure to Cross-Examine Witnesses Properly

Text: Defendant next asserts that his attorney was ineffective for failing to cross-examine Hall properly. In particular, he asserts that counsel failed to perfect impeachment relating to (1) where Hall saw the shotgun defendant tried to sell her; and (2) what day defendant tried to sell her the shotgun. The crux of defendant's argument concerns counsel's failure to impeach Hall with her testimony before the grand jury. Defendant, however, did not attach Hall's grand jury testimony to his post-conviction petition. Without this evidence attached to his petition, defendant's claim must fail. See 725 ILCS 5/122-2 (West 1998); People v. Turner, 187 Ill.2d 406, 414, 241 Ill.Dec. 596, 719 N.E.2d 725 (1999). The other issues defendant raises all involve a failure to cross-examine or perfect impeachment with respect to certain police reports. Defendant does not assert that these records were de hors the record on direct appeal. Consequently, we find these issues waived. See Hobley, 182 Ill.2d at 428, 231 Ill.Dec. 321, 696 N.E.2d 313; Whitehead, 169 Ill.2d at 372, 215 Ill. Dec. 164, 662 N.E.2d 1304.