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PEOPLE v. LEE

No. 5-99-0166.

759 N.E.2d 930 (2001)

325 Ill. App.3d 643

259 Ill.Dec. 869

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary Dean LEE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

October 26, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Dan W. Evers, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Michael Wepsiec, State's Attorney, Murphysboro; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Kendra S. Peterson, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

Ellen Drake was a petite woman who lived in a small home located on Pleasant Hill Road in Carbondale, Illinois. She and her pet German shepherd shared a pleasant existence together. However, there was nothing pleasant in how that life came to an end. On January 16, 1998, Ellen Drake perished in her home, succumbing to nine massive stab wounds sustained by her diminutive chest. In all, she suffered 14 wounds. A lacerated...

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