PEOPLE v. STERLING

No. 1-03-3285.

828 N.E.2d 1264 (2005)

357 Ill. App.3d 235

293 Ill.Dec. 766

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Doris STERLING, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

May 2, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald and William L. Toffenetti of the Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier and Carolyn R. Klarquist of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 2003, a jury found defendant, Doris Sterling, guilty of the February 2000 first degree murder and robbery of Antoinette Strong. At the sentencing hearing, the trial court found defendant eligible for the death penalty, but instead sentenced defendant to 70 years' imprisonment for the murder and a 14-year extended-term sentence for the robbery.

Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) he was denied effective...

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