Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Court reviewing record on appeal de novo may address obvious error by trial court, even if parties failed to brief the issue. Defendant adequately alleged ineffective assistance of trial counsel during plea negotiations, as counsel failed to inform him accurately of potential consequences of rejecting the bargain; and adequately alleged prejudice, as he would have accepted plea offer had he known of applicable sentencing range. b(HYMAN and MASON, specially concurring.)