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PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

No. 1-03-1899.

821 N.E.2d 664 (2004)

354 Ill. App.3d 579

290 Ill.Dec. 352

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dionta THOMPSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

December 13, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Scott F. Main, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine (Renee Goldfarb, Manny Magence, William M. Blumthal, Jr., Office of the State's Attorney, of counsel), Chicago, for Appellee.

Justice GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

After a bench trial, defendant, Dionta Thompson, was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison. The court further sentenced defendant to a consecutive 25-year prison term for personally discharging the firearm that caused the victim's death. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) his conviction for first degree murder should be reduced to second degree murder because the evidence at trial...

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