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PEOPLE v. BENITEZ

No. 78579.

661 N.E.2d 344 (1996)

169 Ill.2d 245

214 Ill.Dec. 490

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Gavino BENITEZ, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 18, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Adam and John R. DeLeon, Chicago, for appellant.

James E. Ryan, Attorney General, Springfield, and Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Chicago (Arleen C. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, and Renee Goldfarb, Susan R. Schierl and Julie Line Bailey, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Chief Justice BILANDIC delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Gavino Benitez, was convicted of first degree murder and aggravated battery following a bench trial in the circuit court of Cook County. The appellate court affirmed his convictions. (269 Ill.App.3d 182, 206 Ill.Dec. 473, 645 N.E.2d 478) We granted defendant's petition for leave...

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