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PEOPLE v. ADAMS

Nos. 75111, 75654.

641 N.E.2d 514 (1994)

161 Ill.2d 333

204 Ill.Dec. 290

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Donald ADAMS, Appellee. The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Gloria VALDEZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. Chicago (Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, and Renee Goldfarb, Theodore Burtzos, Susan Schierl and Linda J. Jakubs, Asst. State's Attys., for People in No. 75111.

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender, Chicago (James S. Jacobs, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for appellee.

Roland W. Burris, Atty. Gen., Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Terence M. Madsen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Chicago, and Renee Goldfarb, Theodore Fotios Burtzos, Susan R. Schierl, and Linda J. Jakubs, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for People in No. 75654.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Anna Ahronheim, Asst. Appellate Defender, of the Office of State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for appellee.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

Before us are two criminal cases we have consolidated for review, People v. Adams, No. 75111, and People v. Valdez, No. 75654. Although these cases involve wholly unrelated facts, they share a common feature. In both cases the appellate court reversed the defendants' convictions on the grounds that the State had failed to prove venue beyond a reasonable doubt.

We granted the State leave to...

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