PEOPLE v. ASKEW

No. 1-01-2920.

793 N.E.2d 56 (2003)

341 Ill. App.3d 548

275 Ill.Dec. 576

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Thomas ASKEW, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 16, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney (Renee Goldfarb, Alan J. Spellberg, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender (Yasemin Eken, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Thomas Askew, was found guilty of possession of a controlled substance. At the sentencing hearing on July 16, 2001, the trial court sentenced defendant to an extended-term sentence of four years in prison, based on defendant's prior convictions.

On appeal, defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence that led to his conviction. Instead, he argues that the...

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