PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 1-94-3717.

665 N.E.2d 474 (1996)

THE PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael HARPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

April 26, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason W. Bruce, Chicago, for Appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney, Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William D. Carroll, William L. Toffenetti, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Michael Harper, was convicted in a jury trial of arson and two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to natural life imprisonment without parole. On appeal, defendant contends the trial court erred by: (1) refusing to find that the State violated his right to a speedy trial; (2) excluding evidence of a subsequent arson on the same real estate parcel; (3) refusing to quash a search warrant procured...

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