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PEOPLE v. BEARD

No. 4-93-1049.

652 N.E.2d 465 (1995)

273 Ill. App.3d 135

209 Ill.Dec. 925

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James A. BEARD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

June 30, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, and Khalil Cox, Asst. Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for James A. Beard.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Atty., Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director and James L. Overholt, State's Attys. Appellate Prosecutors, Springfield, for the People.

Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Macon County, defendant James Beard was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 1992)) and concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.1(a) (West 1992)). He was sentenced to a term of natural life in prison. He now appeals, contending that (1) the trial court erred in admitting evidence of semen found at the scene of the crime where the semen was...

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