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PEOPLE v. WOOTERS

No. 83595.

722 N.E.2d 1102 (1999)

188 Ill.2d 500

243 Ill.Dec. 33

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellant, v. Jessica WOOTERS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

November 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerry R. Arnold, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, Jim Ryan, Attorney General, Criminal Appeals Div., Chicago, State's Attorney Marion County, Salem, for the People.

E. Joyce Randolph, Asst. State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Jessica Wooters.

Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, the circuit court of Marion County convicted defendant, Jessica Wooters, of murdering her infant son. 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1996). Section 5-8-1(a)(1)(c)(ii) of the Unified Code of Corrections (730 ILCS 5/5-8-1(a)(1)(c)(ii) (West 1998)) prescribes mandatory life imprisonment for any person 17 years or older convicted of murdering a child less than 12 years old, provided the offender...

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