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PEOPLE v. GRIFFIN

No. 4-01-1019.

815 N.E.2d 52 (2004)

351 Ill. App.3d 838

286 Ill.Dec. 842

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lona R. GRIFFIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided August 24, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Defender (Court-appointed), Robert N. Markfield, Assistant Defender (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Lona R. Griffin.

William A. Yoder, McLean County State's Attorney, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Denise M. Ambrose, Staff Attorney (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 2001, a jury convicted defendant, Lona R. Griffin, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2000)) of her infant son, Joseph. The trial court later sentenced her to 25 years in prison.

Defendant appeals, arguing that (1) the trial court erred by (a) improperly instructing the jury on the definition of knowledge, (b) granting the State's motion in limine to exclude certain evidence...

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