PEOPLE v. BISHOP

No. 85-1112.

179 Ill. App.3d 99 (1989)

534 N.E.2d 401

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ROBERT LEE BISHOP, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed January 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, of Chicago (Hugh Stevens, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Kenneth T. McCurry, Patricia Y. Brown, and James M. Sullivan, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE RIZZI delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Robert Lee Bishop, appeals from a judgment of the circuit court of Cook County entered upon a plea of guilty for murder and attempted armed robbery. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel and (2) the trial court erred in sentencing him to 95 years in prison. We affirm.

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