PEOPLE v. TAYLOR

No. 1-03-3114.

829 N.E.2d 890 (2005)

357 Ill. App.3d 642

293 Ill.Dec. 965

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Bernard TAYLOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

May 17, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Laura A. Weiler, Assistant Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Renee Goldfarb, Alan Spellberg, Jackie Thursby-Elvekrog, Assistant State's Attorneys, Chicago, for Appellee.


Justice HALL delivered the opinion of the court:

In 1997, following a conference pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 402 (177 Ill.2d R. 402), the defendant, Bernard Taylor, pleaded guilty to the murder of Terrance Brownlow. The defendant was sentenced to 55 years in prison. In 1999, the defendant filed a pro se postconviction petition alleging the ineffective assistance of trial counsel. The defendant was appointed counsel and filed a supplemental petition. Following...

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