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PEOPLE v. MEEKS

No. 1-06-1483.

887 N.E.2d 870 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Nicholas MEEKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

April 25, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Unsinn of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of counsel, Emily R. Atwood, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, Cook County State's Attorney, of counsel, James E. Fitzgerald and Eve Reilly, Chicago, IL, for Appellee.

Justice FROSSARD delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Nicholas Meeks was convicted of armed robbery and aggravated unlawful restraint and sentenced to concurrent, respective prison terms of 12 years and 3 years. On appeal, defendant contends that the prosecutor misstated the law and diminished the State's burden of proof during closing argument. Additionally, defendant contends that the trial court erred in allowing evidence that defendant...

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