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PEOPLE v. McGEE

No. 1-95-0221.

676 N.E.2d 1341 (1997)

286 Ill. App.3d 786

222 Ill.Dec. 137

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Columbus McGEE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

February 20, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender; Ronald Packowitz, Asst. Defender; Office of State Appellate Defender, Third Judicial Dist., Ottawa, for appellant.

Richard Divine, State's Attorney, County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, William D. Carroll, Owen D. Kalt, Asst. State's Attorneys, of counsel), for appellee.

Presiding Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Columbus McGee (McGee) was tried before a jury on a charge of first-degree murder for the shooting of Tyree West. He admitted the shooting, but claimed he acted in self-defense. He was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years imprisonment.

The issues in this case concern the various ways McGee's believability as a witness was attacked by the prosecution...

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