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PEOPLE v. CORTEZ

No. 1-07-3245.

931 N.E.2d 751 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Hector CORTEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied July 19, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Office of the State Appellate Defender (Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender, Shawn O'Toole, Assistant Appellate Defender), for Appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez, State's Attorney of Cook County (James E. Fitzgerald, Annette N. Collins, Susan R. Schierl Sullivan, Assistant State's Attorneys), for Appellee.

Justice KARNEZIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant appeals from his conviction for first degree murder and argues that his sixth amendment right to confront witnesses was violated. For the following reasons, we affirm defendant's conviction.

FACTS

The dead body of Joshua Siguenza, "Tun Tun," was found in Ronan Park in the early morning of July 26, 2002. Defendant was prosecuted for three counts of murder in relation to Tun Tun's death...

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