PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 5-03-0086.

807 N.E.2d 1001 (2004)

347 Ill. App.3d 499

283 Ill.Dec. 160

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Maurice HARPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

March 26, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Christenson, Murphysboro, IL, for Appellant.

Michael Louis Wepsiec, Jackson County State's Attorney, Murphysboro, IL; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Patrick D. Daly, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, for Appellee.


Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Maurice Harper, was convicted of first-degree murder, after a bench trial in the circuit court of Jackson County. The defendant's appeal raises issues of whether the trial court erred in striking the defendant's motion to reconsider his posttrial motion. We reverse and remand.

The defendant and Daron Woods were both charged by information with the murder of Kenji Tipton. A public defender...

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