People v. Little

Defendant, Ronnie T. Little, was charged by indictment with the offense of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 18 — 2(a)). After a jury trial, judgment was entered on the verdict on March 27, 1990. Defendant was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment on April 19, 1990. His post-trial motion and his motion to reconsider the sentence were denied on April 26, 1990, and this timely appeal followed. We affirm.

On appeal, defendant contends that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because defense counsel improperly impeached his own alibi witness by eliciting that the…