People v. Sturgeon

Defendant was convicted, after jury trial, of 3 counts of offenses as to manufacture, possession, and intent to deliver methamphetamine, and sentenced to 45, 45, and 14 years, to run concurrently.In Rule 402(d) conference, State advised it would agree to 25-year sentence, but court stated it would be included to sentence to 30 years, if not more. Court did not clearly punish Defendant for exercising his right to a trial. No ineffective assistance of counsel; it was reasonable trial strategy for counsel to focus on attacking credibility of witnesses, rather than on weight of drug and distance between residence and school, and whether and how to cross-examine State's witnesses.(HOLDER WHITE and KNECHT, concurring.)