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PEOPLE v. HUGHES

No. 4-01-0256.

767 N.E.2d 958 (2002)

329 Ill. App.3d 322

263 Ill.Dec. 232

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Billy HUGHES, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

April 16, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas and Michael H. Vonnahmen, both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Timothy J. Huyett, State's Attorney, of Lincoln (Norbert J. Goetten and Robert J. Biderman, both of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Justice TURNER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Billy Hughes, Jr., appeals from a March 2001 order of the circuit court of Logan County denying his postconviction petition. He asserts the trial court should have granted the petition because he did not receive effective assistance of counsel due to his trial counsel's failure to file a motion to reduce sentence. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In April 1999, the State charged defendant with...

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