PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-97-3747.

707 N.E.2d 192 (1998)

302 Ill. App.3d 892

236 Ill.Dec. 347

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Percy JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

December 31, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Sophia J. Atcherson, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William D. Carroll, Michael P. O'Donnell, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant Percy Jones was convicted of two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm under the theory of accountability for the actions of codefendant William Ephraim. For these two convictions, the trial court sentenced defendant to two consecutive terms of 11 years' imprisonment.

On appeal, defendant challenges his convictions on the grounds (1) that his trial counsel was ineffective...

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