PEOPLE v. BAINES

No. 1-08-0235.

927 N.E.2d 158 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sheldon BAINES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

March 30, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, (Kerry Goettsch, of counsel), for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, Chicago, (James E. Fitzgerald, Eve Reilly and Robin Murphy, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Sheldon Baines, was convicted of attempted first degree murder and armed robbery, receiving consecutive prison terms of 25 years and 10 years for those respective offenses. On appeal, the defendant seeks reversal of his convictions and remand for a new trial on two grounds: first, he claims that he was denied the effective assistance...

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