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People v. Smado

Case Date: 04/13/2001
Court: 3rd District Appellate
Docket No: 3-99-0450 Rel

April 13, 2001

No. 3--99--0450

IN THE

APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS

THIRD DISTRICT

A.D., 2001

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF ILLINOIS,

          Plaintiff-Appellee,

          v.

SCOTT A. SMADO,

          Defendant-Appellant.

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)		 Appeal from the Circuit Court
of the 12th Judicial Circuit,
Will County, Illinois


No. 97--CF--4852

Honorable
Stephen White
Judge, Presiding

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Scott Smado, was convicted ofattempted first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/8--4(a), 9--1(a)(1) (West 1996)). Hewas sentenced to 44 years of imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues (1)that his trial attorneys were ineffective by (a) failing to call alibiwitnesses, (b) withdrawing the defendant