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PEOPLE v. SWIFT

No. 2-99-1156.

750 N.E.2d 294 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 127

255 Ill.Dec. 713

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Aaron D. SWIFT, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

May 22, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Kim M. DeWitt (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Aaron D. Swift.

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Marshall M. Stevens, State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.

Justice BYRNE delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Aaron D. Swift, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1998)). During sentencing, the trial court found that the offense of first-degree murder committed by defendant was exceptionally brutal or heinous behavior indicative of wanton cruelty and merited an extended-term sentence of 80 years' imprisonment pursuant to section 5-8-2(a) and section 5-5-3.2(b)...

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