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PEOPLE v. FINLEY

No. 4-98-0350.

728 N.E.2d 101 (2000)

312 Ill. App.3d 892

245 Ill.Dec. 370

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Terry L. FINLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided April 14, 2000.

Rehearing Denied May 19, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Jenifer L. Johnson, Assistant Defender (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Terry Finley.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Attorney, Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Thomas R. Dodegge, Staff Attorney (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Presiding Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Terry L. Finley, was convicted of attempt (first degree murder of a police officer) and sentenced to the maximum term of 80 years' imprisonment. 720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), (c)(1), 9-1(a)(1), (b)(1) (West 1996). Defendant appeals, claiming (1) error in an improper reference by a State witness to his refusal to take a polygraph examination, (2) his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the...

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