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PEOPLE v. COLLINS

No. 2-06-0088.

886 N.E.2d 1248 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jamal L. COLLINS, a/k/a Jamel Collins, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

April 9, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, and Kathleen J. Hamill (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Jamal L. Collins.

Michael J. Waller, Lake County State's Attorney, Waukegan, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director, State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, H. Brennon Holmes, Chicago, for the People.

Justice GROMETER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Lake County, defendant, Jamal L. Collins, a/k/a Jamel Collins, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2000)) in connection with the stabbing death of Jaime Hernandez. On direct appeal, defendant argued, inter alia, that he was prejudiced when the jury foreman sua sponte visited the crime scene during defendant's trial. A majority...

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