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PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 5-99-0250.

750 N.E.2d 320 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 397

255 Ill.Dec. 739

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paula J. SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied July 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Michelle A. Zalisko, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, Attorneys for Appellant.

William Haine, State's Attorney, Edwardsville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, Attorneys for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

Paula J. Sims gave birth to three children, but she was a mother to only one. Rather than nurture her two baby girls, she killed them. A capital murder trial ensued.

A lawyer named Donald Groshong defended Paula's interests before, during, and after her trial. He represented the interests of her husband, Robert, at the same time. The authorities suspected that Robert was also involved in the two killings. Although...

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