PEOPLE v. COLLIER

No. 1-99-3317.

768 N.E.2d 267 (2002)

329 Ill. App.3d 744

263 Ill.Dec. 507

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael COLLIER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 29, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Assistant Public Defender, Ronald P. Alwin, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (Assistant State's Attorneys Renee Goldfarb, Linda Woloshin and Suzanne T. Collins, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Michael Collier was convicted of first degree murder and attempted first degree murder. He was sentenced to consecutive prison terms of 40 and 15 years, respectively. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion to reopen his case after he had rested so that he could testify. He also contends that his consecutive prison terms are unconstitutional under...

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