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PEOPLE v. URSERY

No. 5-03-0744.

848 N.E.2d 146 (2006)

364 Ill. App.3d 680

302 Ill.Dec. 146

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Fernandez URSERY, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

April 18, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, Lawrence J. O'Neill, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

Robert Haida, State's Attorney, Belleville; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Sharon Shanahan, Contract Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.

Justice HOPKINS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Fernandez Ursery, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2002)) and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. On appeal, the defendant argues that he was denied a fair trial and the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm.

FACTS

On May 19, 2002, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Tynette Carpenter heard gunshots outside her home. When the police...

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