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PEOPLE v. MAYORAL

No. 1-96-2845.

702 N.E.2d 238 (1998)

299 Ill. App.3d 899

234 Ill.Dec. 72

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joel MAYORAL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

October 13, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mayer, Brown and Platt, Chicago (Thomas M. Durkin, of counsel), Mayer, Brown and Platt, Washington DC (Edward S. Lee, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, James E. Fitzgerald, Jean T. McGuire, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice O'BRIEN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Joel Mayoral, was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to an extended term of 75 years in prison. On appeal, he argues: (1) the trial court erred by barring the testimony of a witness who would have provided evidence corroborating defendant's theory of self defense; (2) defendant's court-reported statement was obtained in violation of his fifth and sixth amendment constitutional...

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