PEOPLE v. COLLINS

No. 1-03-3456.

853 N.E.2d 10 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Earnest COLLINS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

July 5, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Michael Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Rebecca L. Myhr, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (James Fitzgerald, Samuel Shim and Nicole M. Torrado, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice ERICKSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Earnest Collins was convicted following a bench trial of one count of attempted robbery and one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was sentenced to a prison term of nine years. Defendant contends on appeal that: (1) the trial court violated his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses by (a) allowing the State to invoke the fifth amendment rights...

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