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PEOPLE v. GARZA

No. 1-94-1217.

658 N.E.2d 1355 (1995)

276 Ill.App.3d 659

213 Ill.Dec. 334

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kenneth GARZA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Hugh Stevens, of counsel), for appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Joan F. Frazier, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Kenneth Garza, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 (West 1992)) and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. On appeal, he asserts that (1) his motion to suppress evidence was improperly denied; (2) improper opinion and character evidence prejudiced him; (3) the State improperly referred to his post-arrest silence and failure to testify; and (4) the State did not prove...

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