People v. Collins

THIRD DIVISION JULY 5, 2006 1-03-3456 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 03 CR 5182 ) EARNEST COLLINS, ) Honorable ) Michael P. Toomin, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE ERICKSON delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant Earnest Collins was convicted following a bench trial of one count of attempted robbery and one count of possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was sentenced to a prison term of nine years. Defendant contends on appeal that: (1) the trial court violated his sixth amendment…