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PEOPLE v. CRUZ

No. 84-2468.

164 Ill. App.3d 802 (1987)

518 N.E.2d 320

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VICTOR CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (5th Division).

Rehearing denied January 26, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul P. Biebel, Public Defender, of Chicago (Margaret M. Drewko, Gregory W. O'Reilly and Robert P. Isaacson, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry, Karyn Stratton, and Peter D. Zaper, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE PINCHAM delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Victor Cruz, was found guilty of the attempted murder of Javier Garcia on January 14, 1982. Cruz was sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment. On appeal Cruz contends that the trial court erred and that he was denied a fair trial because the State was erroneously permitted to present to the jury a highly inflammatory...

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