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PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 3-01-0981.

824 N.E.2d 302 (2005)

355 Ill. App.3d 741

291 Ill.Dec. 726

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

February 16, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donna K. Kelly, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Samuel Scott.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Marshall E. Douglas, State's Attorney, Rock Island, Richard T. Leonard, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.

Presiding Justice SLATER delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Samuel R. Scott, was convicted of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance in a drug-free zone. 720 ILCS 570/401(d), 407(b)(2) (West 1996). The trial court sentenced him to 12 years' imprisonment. Defendant filed a postconviction petition which was dismissed by the trial court. Defendant appeals, contending that: (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney was...

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