PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 1-91-2319.

629 N.E.2d 598 (1994)

258 Ill. App.3d 633

196 Ill.Dec. 53

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Debra SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Pamela Pfrang, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Laura L. Morrison, Sang Won Shim, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Debra Smith was charged by information with arson and aggravated arson. Following a jury trial, she was found guilty of aggravated arson and sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment. In her appeal, defendant alleges that the State failed to prove her guilty of arson, that she received ineffective assistance of counsel, that the jury instructions were internally inconsistent...

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