PEOPLE v. ALVAREZ

No. 1-00-1221.

799 N.E.2d 694 (2003)

344 Ill. App.3d 179

278 Ill.Dec. 829

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ruben ALVAREZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 8, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Defender of Cook County, Chicago (Bruce C. Landrum, of counsel), for Appellant.

State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb and James Fitzgerald, of counsel), for Appellee.


Justice REID delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, which was part of three simultaneous separate juries, the defendant, Ruben Alvarez, was found guilty of first degree murder and was sentenced to serve 80 years' imprisonment. On appeal, Alvarez maintains that: (1) he was denied his due process right to fundamental fairness and his sixth amendment right to present a defense as a result of the trial court's decision not to admit certain evidence...

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