PEOPLE v. McDONALD

No. 3-99-0946.

749 N.E.2d 1066 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 244

255 Ill.Dec. 584

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher McDONALD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 16, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Brennan (argued), Orland Park, for Christopher McDonald.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, James Glasgow, Will County State's Attorney, Joliet, Terry A. Mertel (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice LYTTON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Christopher McDonald was convicted of first degree murder, two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. On appeal, he claims that the trial court abused its discretion: (1) when it denied his motion to dismiss the indictment after ex parte hearings on material witness bonds; (2) when it denied a motion for a mistrial after...

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