PEOPLE v. GARGANI

No. 2-05-0478.

863 N.E.2d 762 (2007)

309 Ill.Dec. 130

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Raymond B. GARGANI, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

February 14, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender and Kathleen J. Hamill (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Raymond B. Gargani.

Paul T. Whitcombe, Lee County State's Attorney, Dixon, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Barry W. Jacobs, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.


Justice BYRNE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Raymond B. Gargani, was tried in absentia without the benefit of counsel. A jury found him guilty of driving while his license was revoked (see 625 ILCS 5/6-303 (West 2004)), and the trial court sentenced him to a 364-day jail term. Defendant was not represented at any point in the proceedings until the court appointed counsel 31 days after he was sentenced.

Defendant appeals, arguing that...

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