PEOPLE v. SWEET

Appeal Nos. 3-14-0434 3-16-0346.

87 N.E.3d 926 (2017)

2017 IL App (3d) 140434

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derek I. SWEET, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

Rehearing denied October 2, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Peter A. Carusona , and Dimitrios G. Golfis , of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Ottawa, for appellant.

Matthew P. Kwacala , State's Attorney, of Macomb ( Patrick Delfino , Lawrence M. Bauer , and Mark A. Austill , of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

¶ 1 Defendant, Derek I. Sweet, appeals the denial of his postconviction petition after a third-stage evidentiary hearing. On appeal, defendant argues this court should reverse the trial court's denial of his postconviction petition because he was denied the...

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