PEOPLE v. CORDEVANT

No. 5-96-0543.

696 N.E.2d 1233 (1998)

297 Ill. App.3d 193

231 Ill.Dec. 662

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ronald D. CORDEVANT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 19, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, Peter A. Carusona, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Defendant-Appellant.

Robert Haida, State's Attorney, St. Clair County, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kevin Sweeney, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Ronald Cordevant, appeals from his conviction, following a jury trial, of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a) (West 1992)). Defendant was sentenced to 53 years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in failing to appoint other counsel to represent defendant with respect to his posttrial allegation that his attorney suborned perjury and in failing to sufficiently examine...

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