Supreme Court of Illinois

Conviction for residential burglary as a result of a guilty plea is affirmed over claims that defendant's trial attorney had been ineffective in failing to advise defendant about the possibility of pleading guilty but mentally ill.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2008
• Published 02/07/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, Patrick Carmody, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, Phyllis J. Perko, of the Law Offices of Harlovic & Perko, West Dundee, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Joseph E. Birkett, State's Attorney, Wheaton (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Katherine D. Saunders, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.