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PEOPLE v. NITZ

No. 5-89-0784.

610 N.E.2d 1289 (1993)

242 Ill. App.3d 209

183 Ill.Dec. 45

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Rita Jo NITZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Peters, Murphy, Peters & Davis, Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Charles Garnati, State's Atty., Marion, Kenneth R. Boyle, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Atty., Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for plaintiff-appellee.

Presiding Justice CHAPMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 21, 1989, a Massac County jury convicted Rita Nitz of the first-degree murder of Michael D. Miley. She was sentenced to natural life in prison.

On appeal, defendant argues (1) that she was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that she was denied a fair trial because the trial court refused to change venue and because the trial court made prejudicial statements to the jurors...

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