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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 1-96-2496.

692 N.E.2d 723 (1998)

295 Ill. App.3d 456

229 Ill.Dec. 734

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

March 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barry Levenstam, Rachelle M. Niedzwiecki, Jenner & Block, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William D. Carroll and Lisa D. Kurtzon, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Michael Williams, and codefendant, Buford Hodby, were convicted of first-degree murder in simultaneous jury trials for the shooting death of a rival gang member. On appeal, defendant seeks a new trial on the grounds that: (1) the trial court abused its discretion in denying defendant's motion for a new trial when newly discovered evidence exculpated defendant and inculpated two other individuals; (2) the...

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