People v. Lindsey

In August 1998, police arrested defendant and the State charged him with unlawful possession of weapons by a felon (720 ILCS 5/24— 1.1(a) (West 1998)) and unlawful use of weapons (720 ILCS 5/24— 1(a)(4) (West 1996)). In November 1998, a jury convicted defendant of both charges. In December 1998, the trial court sentenced defendant to concurrent 10- and 3-year prison terms. Defendant appeals, arguing (1) ineffective assistance of counsel due to counsel’s failure to stipulate to defendant’s prior felony convictions and failure to file a motion to vacate his conviction for unlawful use of…