People v. Yankaway

Defendant, who was arrested during the Covid-19 pandemic, was found guilty of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery, and unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon. On appeal, defendant argued that he received ineffective assistance of counsel when trial counsel failed to file a speedy-trial demand, that his convictions for attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery violated the one-act, one-crime rule, and that the circuit court misapprehended the minimum sentence defendant faced for attempted first degree murder. The supreme court affirmed the appellate court’s judgment finding that defense counsel was not ineffective, but on different grounds than the appellate court, and affirmed the sentencing for the defendant’s convictions. The supreme court also vacated a portion of the appellate court judgment remanding for re-sentencing on the UPWF conviction. (THEIS, HOLDER WHITE, CUNNINGHAM, ROCHFORD, and O’BRIEN, concurring and OVERSTREET, specially concurring)