PEOPLE v. BRIONES

No. 5-02-0821.

816 N.E.2d 1120 (2004)

352 Ill. App.3d 913

287 Ill.Dec. 909

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brandon BRIONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied October 27, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

James Creason, State's Attorney, Salem; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Peterson, Staff Attorney, Office of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Brandon Briones, was convicted of criminal damage to property (720 ILCS 5/21-1(1)(a) (West 2002)) and sentenced to two years in prison. On appeal, the defendant argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On May 30, 2002, the State charged the defendant by an amended information with criminal damage to property...

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