PEOPLE v. SULLIVAN

No. 1-03-3130.

853 N.E.2d 754 (2006)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John SULLIVAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied September 8, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier,, Deputy Defender, Elizabeth A. Botti, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Cook County, Chicago (James F. Fitzgerald, Peter Fischer, Veronica Calderon Malavia, Annette Collins, Carol L. Gaines, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant John Sullivan was convicted after a jury trial of the first degree murder of Charlie Hill and sentenced to 22 years in prison. He appeals, claiming he was denied a fair trial because: (1) the trial court allowed inadmissible hearsay statements; (2) the trial court allowed inadmissible gang evidence; (3) the State committed prosecutorial misconduct; and...

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