PEOPLE v. FIGUEROA

No. 1-05-2805.

886 N.E.2d 455 (2008)

The PEOPLE of The State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Miguel FIGUEROA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

March 28, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Maria A. Harrigan, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, James E. Fitzgerald, Ashley Romito, Michelle Katz, Ljubica D. Popovic, Assistant State's Attorneys, Office of the Illinois State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice FITZGERALD SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Miguel Figueroa was convicted of two counts of first degree murder (felony murder and knowing and intentional murder) and sentenced to 45 years in prison. He appeals, contending that: (1) his conviction for felony murder and his conviction for knowing and intentional murder were both erroneous; (2) the trial court erred in barring evidence of the character of two...

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