PEOPLE v. ADAMS

No. 86-2239.

164 Ill. App.3d 742 (1987)

518 N.E.2d 266

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICO ADAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (1st Division).

Opinion filed December 7, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Rosen, of Chicago, for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., and Lynda A. Peters, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE O'CONNOR delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from an order denying defendant Rico Adams' petition for post-conviction relief. The issues raised on appeal are: (1) whether the 20-year disparity between sentences imposed on defendant and his codefendant violated defendant's constitutional right to due process of law; (2) whether appellate counsel acted incompetently in failing to raise the issue of disparity of sentence...

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