People v. Cokley

SIXTH DIVISION

March 12, 2004

No. 1-02-0701

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

JAMES COKLEY,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from the

Circuit Court of

Cook County

Honorable

Kenneth J. Wadas,

Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, defendant James Cokley was convicted of residential burglary and possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to eight years and one year in prison, respectively, with those sentences to be served concurrently. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) his trial counsel was ineffective in failing to move for separate trials on the two…