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PEOPLE v. CRUZ

No. 2-05-0699.

866 N.E.2d 626 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose L. CRUZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

March 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Joseph Weller, Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defenders, Kathleen J. Hamill (all Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Jose L. Cruz.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Attorney, Waukegan, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Margaret M. Healy, Woodridge, for the People.

Presiding Justice GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Jose L. Cruz, entered a guilty plea in the circuit court of Lake County to a single count of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2002)) in connection with the stabbing death of Elda Portela. Portela was defendant's brother's widow. In exchange for defendant's plea, the State agreed that his sentence would not exceed 55 years' imprisonment. The trial court sentenced defendant to a...

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