People v. Skinner

After a bench trial, defendant Reginald Skinner was convicted of residential burglary (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 19—3) and sentenced to 7½ years’ imprisonment. Subsequently, defendant filed a petition for post-conviction relief alleging ineffective assistance of counsel which the circuit court dismissed without holding an evidentiary hearing. Defendant appeals his conviction, alleging: (1) he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the court erred in considering evidence that should have been suppressed as the fruit of an illegal arrest; (3) defendant was denied…