PEOPLE v. SCOTT

No. 1-13-1503.

39 N.E.3d 57 (2015)

395 Ill. Dec. 590

2015 IL App (1st) 131503

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joseph SCOTT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing September 15, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Patrick F. Cassidy , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Mary P. Needham , and Jocelyn M. Schieve , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, defendant Joseph Scott was found guilty of second degree murder of Justin Grover and sentenced to 18 years' incarceration. Scott contends that he was denied effective representation because: (i) defense counsel did not present Jermaine...

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