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People v. Steppan

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 16, 2001No. 1 — 00—0751PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HALL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the defendant, Dominick Steppan, was found guilty of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12— 4.2(a)(1) (West 1996)), armed violence (720 ILCS 5/33A — 2 (West 1996)), and aggravated battery (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4(a) (West 1996)). The defendant was sentenced to 26 years’ imprisonment in the Department of Corrections on the aggravated battery with a firearm conviction.

The defendant appeals, raising the following issues: (1) whether he was denied the effective assistance of counsel by his trial attorney’s…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. MitchellIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. People v. BrandonIllinois Supreme Court · 1994
  4. People v. MacKIllinois Supreme Court · 1984
  5. People v. BurgessIllinois Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. HillAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003
  2. People v. FieldsAppellate Court of Illinois · 2002
  3. Morgan v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Morgan v. ChandlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2010
  5. People v. Fields Modified upon denial of rehearing replaces opinion originally filed January 30, 2002.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2002

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