Appellate Court of Illinois· 9/30/1998

People v. Robinson

Citations

701 N.E.2d 231
299 Ill. App. 3d 426
233 Ill. Dec. 588
1998 Ill. App. LEXIS 679

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“trial counsel’s failure to file a motion to suppress does not establish incompetent representation, especially when that motion would be futile”
when motion to suppress would have been futile, counsel’s failure to file it does not amount to ineffective assistance
“trial counsel’s failure to file a motion to suppress does not establish incompetent representation, especially when that motion would be futile”
“trial counsel’s failure to file a motion to suppress does not establish incompetent representation, especially when that motion would be futile”
claims are procedurally defaulted when a defendant fails to object to errors arising at trial that could be corrected
“Crimes of dishonesty that satisfy the second prong of the Montgomery test are admissible, as they are probative of truthfulness.”

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Judges: Frossard, Tully, Gallagher

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