Appellate Court of Illinois· 10/23/2006

People v. Ford

Citations

857 N.E.2d 900
368 Ill. App. 3d 562
306 Ill. Dec. 501
2006 Ill. App. LEXIS 956

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in the sentencing context, prejudice is shown if there was a reasonable probability that but for counsel’s actions, a defendant’s sentence would have been different
“The - 17 - No. 1-19-2187 court need not decide whether counsel’s performance was deficient if the defendant suffered no prejudice from the alleged errors.”
on sentencing issue, to establish actual prejudice under Strickland, the defendant must show there is a reasonable probability that, but for counsel’s unprofessional errors, the defendant’s sentence would have been different

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Judges: Cahill

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