PEOPLE v. MURRAY

No. 4-03-0632.

848 N.E.2d 160 (2006)

364 Ill. App.3d 999

302 Ill.Dec. 160

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jason A. MURRAY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

April 25, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas (Court-appointed), Robert N. Markfield, Assistant Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Jason A. Murray.

William A. Yoder, McLean County State's Attorney, Bloomington, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Anastacia R. Brooks, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.


Justice APPLETON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jason A. Murray, appeals from his conviction of home invasion (720 ILCS 5/12-11(a)(5) (West 2002)). He makes a twofold argument. First, the trial court misstated the law when answering a question by the jury during deliberations. Second, the enhanced penalty of 25 years' imprisonment for home invasion involving great bodily harm caused by the discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12-11(c) (West 2002)) is...

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