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PEOPLE v. HARRIS

No. 1-89-1068.

592 N.E.2d 533 (1992)

228 Ill. App.3d 204

170 Ill.Dec. 97

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cynthia HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

April 6, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County (Thomas M. Donnelly, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Cook County State's Atty. (Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, Jillian Cerone-Marisie, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Presiding Justice BUCKLEY delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted defendant Cynthia Harris of murdering Leroy Williams. The court sentenced defendant to 20 years imprisonment. Defendant filed this appeal, contending that the State's comments during closing argument were prejudicial, not harmless and that the trial court erred in denying defendant's motion for a mistrial. Defendant also contends that she was not proved guilty of murder beyond a reasonable...

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