PEOPLE v. LEFLER

No. 5-95-0331.

689 N.E.2d 1209 (1998)

294 Ill. App.3d 305

228 Ill.Dec. 788

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Clinton LEFLER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

January 22, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Michelle A. Zalisko, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mount Vernon, for Defendant-Appellant.

William Haine, State's Atty., Madison County, Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Mitchell, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Mount Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

This case features the mark of Cain and questions whether counsel was able.

On the night of November 5, 1994, someone broke into the home of James Stice and Melissa Hassen, rifled through their belongings, and stacked at the front door what he wanted to steal. The intruder rummaged through the house without disturbing anyone's sleep, until he entered the bedroom. When he did, Stice and Hassen awoke. They immediately...

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