PEOPLE v. MORALES

No. 1-94-2892.

666 N.E.2d 839 (1996)

281 Ill. App.3d 695

217 Ill.Dec. 170

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel MORALES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Cheryl K. Lipton, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Michael Cho, Adam Monreal, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.


Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Miguel Morales (Morales) appeals his conviction for first degree murder. On appeal, defendant argues that: (1) the State's use of a witness' prior inconsistent statements denied defendant a fair trial; (2) the State failed to prove defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) the jury verdict was coerced by the conditions of their deliberations; and (4) the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing...

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