Legal Opinion

People v. Allison

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 28, 2005No. 4-04-0074PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK

delivered the opinion of the court:

In December 2003, the trial court resentenced defendant, Alisha Allison, to six years in prison after revoking her probation for burglary. On appeal, Allison claims the trial court violated her sixth amendment right to counsel (U.S. Const., amend. VI) when it denied her motion to reduce her sentence without first appointing counsel.

We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

In June 2001, Allison was charged with residential burglary and criminal damage to property but pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of burglary in exchange for a sentence of probation.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Mempa v. RhaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. People v. BeardIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  4. People v. LedbetterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  5. People v. TufteIllinois Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. People v. BlalockAppellate Court of Illinois · 2012

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