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PEOPLE v. ROSS

No. 1-97-1563.

709 N.E.2d 621 (1999)

303 Ill. App.3d 966

237 Ill.Dec. 366

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edgar ROSS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

March 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (James S. Jacobs, Assistant Public Defender, of counsel), for Defendant-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, William Toffenetti, and Michael Faccdena, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Presiding Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a jury trial in January 1997 defendant Edgar Ross was found guilty of the first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1-(a),(1), 5/9-1-(a)(2) (West 1994)) of Henry Johnson. The court entered judgment on the verdict and sentenced defendant to 43 years imprisonment in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). Defendant contends he was denied a fair trial and received an excessive sentence. We reverse and...

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