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PEOPLE v. PATTERSON

No. 98641.

841 N.E.2d 889 (2005)

217 Ill.2d 407

299 Ill.Dec. 157

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Ricky A. PATTERSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

December 15, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Brandstrader and Jodi L. Garvey, Chicago, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield, John C. Piland, State's Attorney, Urbana (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, Linda D. Woloshin, Claire E. Labbé, Assistant Attorneys General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Champaign County, defendant Ricky A. Patterson was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2002)), concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.1(a) (2002)), and arson (720 ILCS 5/20-1(a) (West 2002)). Defendant was sentenced to 55 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argued, inter alia, that the circuit court erred in admitting the...

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