PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 4-91-0245.

579 N.E.2d 1192 (1991)

219 Ill. App.3d 301

162 Ill.Dec. 378

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilbur T. JONES, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

September 30, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, John Anthony Palombi, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Donald M. Cadagin, State's Atty., Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Elliott Turpin, Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to one count of aggravated battery with a firearm. (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 12-4.2.) He contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel at the motion to withdraw the plea because his trial attorney raised and argued his own ineffectiveness at the hearing. We affirm.

An information filed December 13, 1990, charged defendant...

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