PEOPLE v. COKLEY

No. 1-02-0701.

807 N.E.2d 568 (2004)

347 Ill. App.3d 292

282 Ill.Dec. 944

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James COKLEY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied March 30, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael J. Pelletier, Yasemin Eken, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb, Mary L. Boland, Brian J. Boersma, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant James Cokley was convicted of residential burglary and possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to eight years and one year in prison, respectively, with those sentences to be served concurrently. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to move for separate trials on the two charges against defendant; (2) trial counsel...

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