People v. Perkins

Justices Neville and Murphy concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

Following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Donnell Perkins was found guilty of attempted aggravated criminal sexual abuse. The circuit court sentenced Perkins to five years in prison. Perkins now appeals, arguing: (1) he did not commit the offense as a matter of law; (2) trial counsel was ineffective in failing to adequately cross-examine a key witness and had a per se conflict of interest in arguing his ineffectiveness after the trial; and (3) his sentence is excessive. For the following…