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PEOPLE v. LARA

No. 1-95-1930.

683 N.E.2d 480 (1997)

289 Ill. App.3d 675

225 Ill.Dec. 312

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gabriel LARA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

June 27, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Raymond L. Beck, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, Thomas V. Gainer, Jr., of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice SOUTH delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, 18-year-old Gabriel Lara, was charged by indictment with the offense of first degree murder. Following a bench trial, the trial court entered a finding of guilty and sentenced defendant to 22 years in prison. Defendant appeals.

On December 9, 1993, the victim, 22-year-old Hector Ramos, drove several coworkers home from Wauconda. After stopping to drop off a passenger, Hector drove into an alley near...

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