People v. Cooper

PRESIDING JUSTICE MURRAY

delivered the opinion of the court:

' Defendant, Josephine Cooper (Cooper), appeals from two orders of the trial court involving her plea of guilty to the charge of obstruction of justice for which she was sentenced to one year’s probation. The basis of the charge was Cooper’s concealment in a safety deposit box of a weapon used in the homicide of Rodney Williams, her father. Cooper’s son was arrested and charged in connection with the shooting. On February 2, 1987, Cooper, while being represented by a public defender, pleaded guilty to the charge after court…