PEOPLE v. WATKINS

No. 1-87-2766.

563 N.E.2d 806 (1990)

206 Ill. App.3d 228

150 Ill.Dec. 679

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph WATKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied December 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Chicago (Maria A. Harrigan, Asst. Appellate Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Jeanette Sublett, Michael J. Drake, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Joseph Watkins, was convicted of robbery and aggravated battery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, pars. 18-1 and 12-4, respectively), and sentenced to two concurrent twelve-year prison terms. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel; (3) the State...

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