People v. McGath

Illinois Appellate Court
Criminal Court
Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Citation
Case Number: 
2017 IL App (4th) 150608
Decision Date: 
Thursday, September 21, 2017
District: 
4th Dist.
Division/County: 
Livingston Co.
Holding: 
Affirmed.
Justice: 
STEIGMANN

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. Where a defendant fails to raise a pro se posttrial claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, court need not and should not conduct a Krankel hearing. A trial court may discuss the impact a drug offense has on the community without subjecting the defendant to double enhancement.  (APPLETON and KNECHT, concurring.)