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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-04-1045.

839 N.E.2d 539 (2005)

362 Ill. App.3d 31

298 Ill.Dec. 216

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Markeeta JONES, a/k/a Markeeta Sims, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Emily E. Filpi, Assistant Appellate Defender), for appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Manny Magence, Jeffery Beck, of counsel), for appellee.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Markeeta Jones, also known as Markeeta Sims, appeals from an order of the circuit court dismissing his pro se petition for postconviction relief. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Defendant was initially indicted on the charge of aggravated battery to a child after her daughter Damilah suffered second and third degree burns while in her care. At trial, Damilah's father testified that...

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