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PEOPLE v. MAJORS

No. 4-98-0430.

721 N.E.2d 753 (1999)

308 Ill. App.3d 1021

242 Ill.Dec. 474

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Shawn C. MAJORS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided November 23, 1999.

Rehearing Denied January 6, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Lawrence J. Essig, Asst. Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Shawn C. Majors.

C. Steve Ferguson, State's Attorney, Coles County, Charleston, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Thomas R. Dodegge, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice MYERSCOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 1997, the State charged defendant, Shawn Majors, with several counts of first degree murder for the May 1997 drowning death of Cheryl McRill. In March 1998, after a trial, the jury acquitted defendant of count I, which alleged defendant knew his acts would cause McRill's death (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1996)), but found defendant guilty of count II, which alleged defendant knew his acts would create...

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