PEOPLE v. PRYOR

No. 3-94-0290.

668 N.E.2d 1090 (1996)

282 Ill. App.3d 92

218 Ill.Dec. 258

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamaar M. PRYOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

July 18, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arden J. Lang (argued) Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Jamarr M. Pryor.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Peoria, Terry A. Mertel (argued) States' Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for People.


Presiding Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the opinion of the Court:

Following a bench trial the defendant, Jamaar M. Pryor, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(b)(6) (West 1994)) and sentenced to a prison term of 52 years. The defendant maintains on appeal that: (1) he was denied his constitutional right to confront witnesses; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; and (3) he was not proven guilty of the offense of first degree murder beyond...

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