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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-03-3127.

847 N.E.2d 702 (2006)

364 Ill. App.3d 740

301 Ill.Dec. 692

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

March 27, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Thomas G. Gonzalez, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, (James F. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins, and Maureen McGee, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Byron Jones was convicted by a jury of first degree murder and sentenced to 23 years in prison. He appeals his conviction on the grounds: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) the trial court erred when it told the jury it could recommend leniency in sentencing if it found defendant guilty; and (3) the State improperly alluded to gang motive during its opening and closing...

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