People v. Devin

Anthony E Mannina, an attorney who is the appellant here, was appointed by the circuit court of Du Page County to represent James Devin on his second appeal following a murder conviction. Devin was originally sentenced to death. On his direct appeal to this court, the conviction was affirmed, but the death sentence was vacated and the cause remanded for resentencing. (People v. Devin (1982), 93 Ill. 2d 326.) After the new sentencing hearing, Mannina represented the defendant on his appeal of a sentence of natural life imprisonment. Two points were raised, both of which were rejected by the…