PEOPLE v. BARRAZA

No. 2-89-0277.

193 Ill. App.3d 655 (1990)

550 N.E.2d 59

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ARMANDO BARRAZA, Defendant (Fred M. Morelli, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Opinion filed February 1, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred M. Morelli, Jr., of Law Offices of Fred M. Morelli, Jr., of Aurora, pro se, and Vincent C. Argento, of Law Offices of Vincent C. Argento, of Elgin, for appellant.

Gary V. Johnson, State's Attorney, of Geneva (William L. Browers and Martin P. Moltz, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE WOODWARD delivered the opinion of the court:

The petitioner, attorney Fred M. Morelli, Jr., represented the defendant, Armando Barraza, at his trial conducted in absentia. After the defendant was convicted, the trial court disposed of the defendant's bond, which had been forfeited, by allocating approximately one-third each to the petitioner's attorney fees, the City of Aurora, and the County of Kane. The petitioner now...

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