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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-03-2421.

829 N.E.2d 897 (2005)

357 Ill. App.3d 684

293 Ill.Dec. 972

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Melvin JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

May 19, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Vicki P. Kouros, of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorneys Office, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb and William Toffenetti, of counsel), for Appellee.

Presiding Justice REID delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, Melvin Jones was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to a term of 65 years in prison. This is the direct appeal from that conviction and sentence. On appeal he argues that the 25-year sentence enhancement should not have been applied to him because it was based on the murder victim's death. He argues the sentence enhancement should only apply to an injury or death of a person...

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