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PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 1-01-0531.

791 N.E.2d 89 (2003)

339 Ill. App.3d 565

274 Ill.Dec. 293

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hakizimana SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 21, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Chicago (Erin Stone, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Peter Fischer & Clare Wesolik Connolly, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice HOFFMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Hakizimana Scott, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 55 years in prison. On appeal, the defendant contends that: (1) the trial court erred in barring the testimony of a defense witness as a discovery sanction; (2) defense counsel provided ineffective assistance in that she failed to comply with discovery rules, thus resulting in the witness in question...

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