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PEOPLE v. CHAMBERS

No. 2-92-0597.

631 N.E.2d 817 (1994)

259 Ill. App.3d 631

197 Ill.Dec. 595

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael CHAMBERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Barbara R. Paschen (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, R. Craig Sahlstrom, Trial Counsel, for Michael Chambers.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Atty., William L. Browers, Deputy Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, 4th Dist., Springfield, Linda Susan McClain, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Presiding Justice INGLIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Michael Chambers, was convicted of first-degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1) (now 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1992))) after a jury trial in the circuit court of Winnebago County. He was sentenced to life in prison, and he appeals. Defendant raises five contentions in this court: (1) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when his attorney did not block the admission...

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