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PEOPLE v. WAGES

No. 1-91-2521.

633 N.E.2d 855 (1994)

261 Ill. App.3d 576

199 Ill.Dec. 59

The PEOPLE Of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael WAGES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

April 8, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Springfield (Arden J. Lang, Springfield, of counsel), for appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Linda Woloshin, Chicago, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice COUSINS, JR. delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury convicted Michael Wages (Defendant) of two counts of first degree murder after which the trial court sentenced him to mandatory natural life imprisonment. Defendant appeals.

The issues presented for review are (1) whether the State proved beyond a reasonable doubt that defendant shot and killed the two victims, (2) whether the State committed reversible error during closing argument by commenting...

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