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PEOPLE v. HAYNES

No. 1-08-0805.

946 N.E.2d 491 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. April HAYNES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

March 31, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Appellate Defender of the State of Illinois (Linda Olthoff, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney of Cook County (James E. Fitzgerald, William Toffenetti, Kathryn Roy, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

OPINION

Justice KARNEZIS delivered the opinion of the court, with opinion.

Following a jury trial, defendant April Haynes was convicted of resisting a police officer and attempting to obstruct justice (720 ILCS 5/31-1 (West 2006)) and was sentenced to 1 year of conditional discharge and 15 days of community service. On appeal, defendant argues: (1) trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request that the jury be instructed on self-defense; (2) the trial...

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