Legal Opinion

People v. A.V.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided November 27, 1996No. 1-95-1589Published

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Braden

Minor respondent, A.V., appeals from a March 2, 1995, order by the circuit court of Cook County, finding him in violation of the terms and conditions of his probation and sentencing him to incarceration in the Department of Corrections. On appeal, A.V. argues that (1) defense counsel’s failure to object to the consolidation of his delinquency and probation revocation hearings constituted ineffective assistance of counsel, and (2) that the trial court’s determinations that he was not guilty on the delinquency petition but guilty of the probation violation were legally inconsistent and,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. GraysonIllinois Supreme Court · 1974
  3. People v. StewartAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. City of Chicago v. HigginbottomAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  5. People v. PorterAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993

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