· 10/3/1997
People v. Weninger
Citations
- 292 Ill. App. 3d 340
- 686 N.E.2d 24
- 226 Ill. Dec. 675
- 1997 Ill. App. LEXIS 706
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “since the trial court reached the correct result, its stated reasons, even if erroneous, do not entitle the defendant to relief on appeal”
- “Representation based on the law prevailing at the time of trial is adequate, and [trial] counsel is not incompetent for failing to accurately predict that existing law will change.” (emphasis added)
- “Representation based on the law prevailing at the time of trial is adequate, and counsel is not incompetent for failing to accurately predict that existing law will change.”
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Judges: Homer
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