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. | ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) | 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