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PEOPLE v. STARNES

No. 1-04-2704.

869 N.E.2d 834 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Latonya STARNES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

May 18, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago (Scott F. Main, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Alan J. Spellberg, Kristine A. Shrode, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice FROSSARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Latonya Starnes was convicted following a jury trial of the first-degree murder of her infant son, Bryant, and sentenced to 50 years in prison. Defendant raises five issues on appeal. Defendant argues she was denied a fair trial because the prosecutor during rebuttal argument said the defense theory of the case amounted to an accusation of conspiracy against the State's witnesses. The defendant contends the jury...

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