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PEOPLE v. MELCHOR

No. 1-03-3036.

875 N.E.2d 1261 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Efren MELCHOR, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, IL (Yasaman Hannah Navai) of counsel, for appellant.

State's Attorney, County of Cook, of Chicago, IL (Renee Goldfarb, Veronica Calderon and Marci Jacobs) of counsel, for appellee.

Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Efren Melchor was convicted after a jury trial of first degree murder and sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment. On appeal, this court reversed his conviction, holding that defendant's sixth amendment right to confrontation was violated when the trial court admitted the former testimony of Luis Ortiz, who was the sole eyewitness to identify defendant...

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