Legal Opinion

People v. Cokley

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided September 24, 1991No. 3—90—0515PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Slater

The petitioner, Lester Cokley, appeals the denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. We affirm.

The record shows that in 1987 the petitioner was charged with robbery, aggravated battery, and resisting a peace officer (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, pars. 18 — 1, 12 — 4, 31 — 1). The record does not contain a transcript of the jury selection process. Following a trial, the jury convicted the petitioner as charged. The trial court subsequently sentenced him to two concurrent 12-year terms for the robbery and aggravated battery convictions. The court did not impose a sentence for the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. PowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
  2. The PEOPLE v. WardIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People v. WallaceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1990

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  2. People v. McKenzieAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001
  3. People v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
  4. People v. McKenzieAppellate Court of Illinois · 2001

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