PEOPLE v. ASH

No. 4-02-0838.

805 N.E.2d 649 (2004)

346 Ill. App.3d 809

282 Ill.Dec. 30

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell S. ASH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

February 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Jeffery A. Waldhoff, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Russell S. Ash.

Barney S. Bier, State's Attorney, Quincy, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director (Anastacia R. Brooks, of counsel), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury found defendant, Russell S. Ash, guilty of possession of a controlled substance (less than 15 grams) (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2002)). Ash appeals on four grounds: (1) the trial court violated Supreme Court Rule 608(a)(9) (177 Ill.2d R. 608(a)(9)) and his right to due process by allowing voir dire to proceed off the record; (2) defense counsel rendered ineffective assistance by waiving the reporting...

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