PEOPLE v. SMITH

No. 1-01-2558.

794 N.E.2d 367 (2003)

341 Ill. App.3d 530

276 Ill.Dec. 472

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph SMITH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Michael Pelletier, Beth Herndobler, Chicago, for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Richard Devine, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Janet Powers Doyle, Mary P. Needham, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Joseph Smith, was found guilty of first degree murder and attempted armed robbery. He was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 55 and 14 years. Defendant's conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal (People v. Smith, No. 1-95-2553, 291 Ill.App.3d 1123, 240 Ill.Dec. 286, 716 N.E.2d 880 (1997) (unpublished order pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 23)), and...

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