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PEOPLE v. JONES

No. 1-05-0219.

862 N.E.2d 1159 (2007)

308 Ill.Dec. 956

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Carranz JONES, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

February 6, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, and Adrienne River, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (James E. Fitzgerald, Annette Collins and Marci Jacobs, of counsel), for Appellee.

Presiding Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant Carranz Jones was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 37 years in prison.

On appeal, Jones contends: (1) his counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to suppress a videotaped confession in which defendant invoked his right to remain silent; (2) he proved second-degree murder by a preponderance of the evidence; and (3) his mittimus should...

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