PEOPLE v. PHILLIPS

No. 1-06-1940.

890 N.E.2d 1058 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harold PHILLIPS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Unsinn, State Appellate Defender, Jennifer L. Bontrager, Assistant Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County (James E. Fitzgerald, Mary P. Needham, Michelle Katz, Sheila A. Morrissey, of counsel) Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Harold Phillips was convicted of first degree felony murder and aggravated arson and was sentenced to natural life and 30 years' imprisonment, respectively, the sentences to be served consecutively. On appeal, defendant advances numerous claims pertaining to his convictions and the sentences imposed thereon. Specifically, defendant contends: (1) his felony murder conviction must...

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