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People v. Jacobs

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided October 7, 1999No. 3-98-0829PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOLDRIDGE

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Chad A. Jacobs, appeals an order from the circuit court of Knox County adjudging him guilty of criminal damage to property (720 ILCS 5/21 — 1(1)(a) (West 1998)). He claims that the trial judge should have appointed a new attorney to represent him on two occasions: (1) during the hearing on his motion for a new trial when he alleged that his attorney had rendered ineffective assistance of counsel; and (2) during his sentencing hearing when he alleged that his attorney had instructed him to lie while testifying at trial.…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. People v. VanceIllinois Supreme Court · 1979
  3. People v. AlbaneseIllinois Supreme Court · 1988
  4. People v. AndersonIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  5. People v. JohnsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. PetersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999
  2. People v. FellersAppellate Court of Illinois · 2017
  3. People v. ShevockAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  4. People v. HoganAppellate Court of Illinois · 2009
  5. People v. PetersonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1999

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