People v. Finely

State: Illinois

Court: 4th District Appellate

Docket No: 4-98-0350

Case Date: 04/14/2000

14 April 2000

NO. 4-98-0350

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
TERRY L. FINLEY,
Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from
Circuit Court of
Macon County
No. 97CF829

Honorable
John K. Greanias,
Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of thecourt:

Defendant, Terry L. Finley, was convicted of attempt(first degree murder of a police officer) and sentenced to themaximum term of 80 years' imprisonment. 720 ILCS 5/8-4(a),(c)(1), 9-1(a)(1), (b)(1) (West 1996). Defendant appeals,claiming (1) error in an improper reference by a State witness tohis refusal to take a polygraph examination, (2) his trialcounsel was ineffective for failing to object to the admission ofa weapon with no nexus to defendant, (3) the statute under whichhe was sentenced violated the single subject rule of the IllinoisConstitution (Ill. Const. 1970, art. IV,