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PEOPLE v. McDONALD

No. 1-92-3605.

658 N.E.2d 1251 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 466

213 Ill.Dec. 230

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sam McDONALD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

November 27, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey S. Vollen, Chicago, for appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, Michael Cho and Kevin Simon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Presiding Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Sam McDonald, was convicted of the first degree murder of Aaron Ranson and sentenced to 25-years imprisonment. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court improperly admitted and considered hearsay evidence; and (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel. For the following reasons, we affirm the...

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