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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