Appellate Court of Illinois· 12/30/1999

People v. Brown

Citations

723 N.E.2d 362
309 Ill. App. 3d 599
243 Ill. Dec. 330
1999 Ill. App. LEXIS 972

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observing that proof beyond a reasonable doubt does not require the exclusion of every possible doubt
observing that proof beyond a reasonable doubt does not require the exclusion of every possible doubt
relying upon Curry in holding that attorney rendered ineffective assistance during plea negotiations where he failed to inform the defendant that, because of his criminal history, he would receive a natural-life sentence if convicted
finding sufficient evidence of possession where an officer saw something fall from a fleeing defendant, heard a metal object hit the concrete, and later recovered a firearm from that location
relying upon Curry in holding that attorney rendered ineffective assistance during plea negotiations where he failed to inform the defendant that, because of his criminal history, he would receive a natural-life sentence if convicted
evidence that an officer saw the defendant drop an object, a firearm was recovered from where the object was dropped, and no other objects were in the area, was sufficient to show that the defendant possessed the firearm

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Judges: Slater

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