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PEOPLE v. LIGON

No. 1-04-1389.

847 N.E.2d 763 (2006)

365 Ill. App.3d 109

301 Ill.Dec. 753

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Dennis LIGON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Christopher M. Smith, Assistant Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Samuel Shim, Owen D. Kalt, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Dennis Ligon was found guilty of aggravated vehicular hijacking and was sentenced to natural life in prison. On appeal, defendant contends (1) that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (2) that there was a fatal variance between his indictment and the proof submitted at trial; (3) that his trial counsel was ineffective;...

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