PEOPLE v. HAWKINS

Nos. 1-88-2749, 1-89-2585.

571 N.E.2d 1049 (1991)

212 Ill. App.3d 973

157 Ill.Dec. 30

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Darryl HAWKINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

April 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Patricia Unsinn, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Carol L. Gaines, Michael D. Oppenheimer, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice LaPORTA delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant was found guilty of the armed robbery at a Chicago bar and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In a consolidated action he appeals the trial court's denial of his post-conviction petition for relief and the conviction itself.

In defendant's direct appeal he contends that he was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel when his counsel failed to move for a speedy trial...

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