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PEOPLE v. RUIZ

No. 79505.

686 N.E.2d 574 (1997)

177 Ill.2d 368

226 Ill.Dec. 791

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Luis RUIZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

September 25, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney Cook County, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, James Veldman, Assistant State's Attorney, Chicago, for the People of the State of Illinois.

Thomas D. Decker, Richard H. McLeese, Thomas D. Decker & Associates, Chicago, for Luis Ruiz.

Justice HARRISON delivered the opinion of the court:

The State appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County granting defendant, Luis Ruiz, relief under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (Act) (725 ILCS 5/122-1 et seq. (West 1992)). The circuit court vacated defendant's death sentence and ordered a new sentencing hearing, concluding that defendant had been denied effective assistance of counsel at his original capital sentencing hearing. "Because...

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