Legal Opinion

People v. Phipps

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 29, 2008No. 2-06-0423PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gilleran Johnson

The defendant, Craven F. Phipps, pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence (aggravated DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11— 501(d)(1)(F) (West 2004)) and was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. Following the denial of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea, the defendant filed a timely notice of appeal. On appeal, the defendant argues that he was deprived of the effective assistance of counsel at the plea proceedings. We reverse and remand for additional proceedings.

On April 5, 2004, the defendant drove a car that collided with a car driven by MaLocka Gille. Gille died as a result of the…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  4. Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  5. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. PhippsIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  2. People v. WinninghamAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  3. Walter E. Smith, Jr. v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. People v. PhippsIllinois Supreme Court · 2010
  5. People v. PhippsIllinois Supreme Court · 2010

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