PEOPLE v. WOODS

No. 3-04-0742.

866 N.E.2d 1205 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Samuel E. WOODS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

April 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryon Kohut (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Samuel Woods.

Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, Robert M. Hansen, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice SCHMIDT delivered the opinion of the court:

In a bench trial, the defendant, Samuel E. Woods, was found guilty of aggravated robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-5(a) (West 2000)) and home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a)(2) (West 2000)). The trial court sentenced him to extended terms of 20 and 40 years of imprisonment for these offenses, respectively. On appeal, the defendant argues that the trial court erred by failing to remove his leg shackles during three court proceedings...

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