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PEOPLE v. FIELDS

No. 1-93-1028.

675 N.E.2d 180 (1996)

285 Ill. App.3d 1020

221 Ill.Dec. 273

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James FIELDS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied February 7, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, Thomas G. Gonzalez, for Defendant-Appellant.

Jack O'Malley, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William D. Carroll, Tyra Taylor-Bell, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, James Fields, was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1992)) and sentenced to two terms of natural life imprisonment without parole. On appeal, defendant asserts that (1) he was denied a fair trial by the State's improper use of out-of-court statements; (2) the trial court impermissibly hastened the verdict by telling the jury that their transportation...

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