PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 1-06-2557.

892 N.E.2d 1147 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eddie HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied August 19, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (James Fitzgerald, Michelle Katz and Ashley A. Romito, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender of Cook County (Jessica Wynne Arizo, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.


Presiding Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Eddie Harris appeals the trial judge's denial of his motion to vacate his guilty plea, arguing that he was denied his due process right to a fair hearing on his motion where the trial judge relied on her own recognition of events rather than the evidence before her, acted as an advocate for the State, made credibility determinations prior to the end of the testimony, prevented the defense from...

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