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PEOPLE v. BUCKNER

No. 4-89-0570.

561 N.E.2d 335 (1990)

203 Ill. App.3d 525

149 Ill.Dec. 57

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Derek Scott BUCKNER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

September 25, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, Jeffrey D. Foust, Asst. Defender, for defendant-appellant.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Atty., Decatur, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Denise M. Ambrose, Sr. Staff Atty., for plaintiff-appellee.

Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant murdered his wife, by inflicting multiple stab wounds, and then stole her car. A Macon County jury convicted the defendant of first-degree murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)), armed violence (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 33A-2), and burglary (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 19-1(a)). On appeal the defendant raises issues involving the constitutionality of section 9-2 of the...

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