PEOPLE v. PHILLIPS

No. 1-91-0100.

592 N.E.2d 233 (1992)

227 Ill. App.3d 581

169 Ill.Dec. 746

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Johnny PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

March 20, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Gordon H. Berry, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb and James E. Fitzgerald, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice LaPORTA delivered the opinion of the court:

Johnny Phillips, a 17-year-old high school student, was convicted of armed robbery in a jury trial. Phillips appeals contending: (1) his counsel elicited prejudicial information from a State witness and therefore he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (2) the jury was improperly instructed about the reason for the State's failure to seek a search warrant on defendant's home; and (3) the trial judge relied...

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