PEOPLE v. EVERHART

No. 1-08-3052.

939 N.E.2d 82 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrone EVERHART, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez , Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Mary L. Boland and Stacia D. Weber , Assistant State's Attorney, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender of Cook County, Chicago ( Erin E.G. McFeron and Robert Hirschhorn , Assistant Appellate Defenders), for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice McBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Tyrone Everhart, Jr., was found guilty of aggravated criminal sexual assault. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to natural life in prison.

Defendant appeals, arguing that: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective because he told the jury in opening statements that defendant would testify and tell them what really happened but defendant did not testify at trial; (2)...

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