Supreme Court of Illinois

Conviction for home invasion is affirmed over claims that: 1) psychological injury does not satisfy the "injury" element of the offense of home invasion; 2) the evidence was insufficient to show that defendant intended to harm the victim; 3) the evidence was insufficient to prove that the victim suffered psychological harm; and 4) the circuit court denied defendant a fair hearing on his posttrial claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/20/2008
• Published 03/20/2008

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles M. Schiedel, Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defenders, Lawrence Bapst, Ryan R. Wilson, Assistant Defenders, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, Jonathan Bernard, State's Attorney, Quincy (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor General, Michael M. Glick, Erin M. O'Connell, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.