Legal Opinion
People v. Dobbs
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 22, 2004No. 2-03-0718PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hutchinson
Following a bench trial, defendant, Leo Dobbs, was convicted of residential burglary (720 ILCS 5/19 — 3 (West 2002)) and sentenced to 64 months’ imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the trial court erred when it relied upon matters not in evidence in reaching its verdict; (2) he was denied the effective assistance of counsel at trial; and (3) the trial court lacked authority to impose a fine for the Driver’s Education Fund (625 ILCS 5/16 — 104a (West 2002)). We affirm in part and vacate in part.
On January 7, 2003, defendant was charged by indictment with residential burglary…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- People v. EnochIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
- Burdine v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
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