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PEOPLE v. JAMES

No. 1-02-2642.

810 N.E.2d 96 (2004)

348 Ill.App.3d 498

284 Ill.Dec. 443

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pierre JAMES Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied June 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Appellate Defender of the State of Illinois (Jennifer L. Blagg, Assistant Appellate Defender, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Peter Fischer, Samuel Shim, Assistant State Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice KARNEZIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Pierre James was tried in a joint jury trial with codefendant Willie Bishop and was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment.1 On appeal, defendant contends: (1) the trial court erred in denying his request for a continuance to secure two alibi witnesses as well as an additional witness who would testify as to defendant's hairstyle at the time...

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