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PEOPLE v. BARKER

No. 1-96-4115.

699 N.E.2d 1039 (1998)

298 Ill. App.3d 751

232 Ill.Dec. 854

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony R. BARKER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sam Adam, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Elizabeth Bower and William Toffenetti, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Justice FROSSARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Anthony Barker was found guilty of aggravated reckless homicide and reckless homicide after an automobile accident in which a young woman, Ruth Erwin, was killed. Defendant, who had been driving under the influence of alcohol and cocaine, ran a stop light at a high rate of speed and crashed into Ms. Erwin's vehicle. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison.

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