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PEOPLE v. MONTANEZ

No. 1-94-0015.

667 N.E.2d 548 (1996)

281 Ill. App.3d 558

217 Ill.Dec. 459

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector MONTANEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender; Linda Eigner, Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, County of Cook; Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, Michele I. Lavin, Asst. State's Attorneys, for appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Is it ineffective assistance of counsel for a defense lawyer to pursue a strategy that requires the jury to ignore the law? Our answer is: not under the facts of this case. We affirm the defendant's convictions and sentences for murder and armed robbery.

FACTS

On September 27, 1991, security guard Ted McWherter was fatally shot in the head while working in a factory at 4250 West Shubert in Chicago...

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