PEOPLE v. MITCHELL

No. 1-02-1244.

853 N.E.2d 900 (2006)

PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edward MITCHELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

August 4, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney (Renee Goldfarb, James Fitzgerald, Alan Spellberg, Heather Weiss, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), Chicago, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Steven W. Becker, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.


Justice TULLY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Edward Mitchell, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 100 years in prison. On appeal, defendant argues (1) that his confession should have been suppressed because it was obtained through coercion; (2) that the surveillance video from the food store where the shooting occurred should not have been admitted as the State failed to lay a proper foundation; (3) that...

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