Legal Opinion
People v. Steels
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 11, 1995No. 1-93-4500PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
The defendant’s only hope in this case was to persuade the trial judge that the 28 pounds of cannabis found in his suitcase were seized in violation of the fourth amendment. Inexplicably, the defendant’s lawyer did not move to suppress the evidence, despite a reasonable probability of success. Convicted by a jury of cannabis trafficking, he was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment.
We find the defendant was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel. For that reason, we reverse his conviction and remand the cause for a new trial.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
- People v. BryantIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by17 opinions
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