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PEOPLE v. GIVENS

No. 107323.

934 N.E.2d 470 (2010)

237 Ill.2d 311

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Fatima GIVENS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

As Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing May 24, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lisa Madigan , Atty. Gen., of Springfield, Richard A. Devine , Anita Alvarez , State's Attorneys. of Chicago ( James E. Fitzgerald , Alan J. Spellberg and Maren Ronan , Asst. State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Def., Patricia Unsinn , Deputy Def., Elizabeth A. Botti, Asst. Appellate Def., of Office of State Appellate Def., of Chicago, for appellee.

OPINION

Justice THOMAS delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant, Fatima Givens, was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (720 ILCS 570/402(c) (West 2004)) and sentenced to 12 months' probation. On appeal to the appellate court, defendant raised several contentions, including that her trial counsel was ineffective in not litigating a motion to suppress evidence that...

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