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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 4-99-0325.

742 N.E.2d 774 (2000)

317 Ill.App.3d 945

252 Ill.Dec. 236

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul B. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 15, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender, Lawrence J. Essig, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Paul B. Williams.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Attorney, Decatur, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Thomas R. Dodegge, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:

In the circuit court of Macon County, a jury found defendant Paul B. Williams guilty of first degree murder. 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 1994). The trial court sentenced defendant to natural life imprisonment. On appeal, the issues are whether (1) the trial court committed an abuse of discretion in admitting evidence of defendant's prior convictions, (2) defense trial...

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