People v. Cunningham

FIFTH DIVISION September 21, 2007 No. 1-05-1512 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County ) v. ) ) ELI CUNNINGHAM, ) Honorable ) Dennis Porter, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court: After a bench trial, defendant, Eli Cunningham, was convicted of the attempted murder of his cousin, Sylvester Daniels. Defendant raises three issues on appeal: (1) his defense counsel was ineffective because he did not pursue a self-defense theory; (2) the trial court should have conducted an…