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PEOPLE v. ORTIZ

No. 1-06-1314.

896 N.E.2d 791 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Salvador ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

September 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark A. Oates, Angela C. Vigil and Jenny A. Austin of counsel, Baker & McKenzie, LLP, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Cook County, James E. Fitzgerald, Michelle Katz, Tasha Marie Kelly of counsel, Chicago, for Appellee.

Presiding Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Salvador Ortiz appeals the denial of his third postconviction petition. We reverse the ruling of the trial court and remand for new trial. In February 1994, following a bench trial, defendant was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 47 years in prison. Defendant's conviction and sentence were affirmed on direct appeal.

BACKGROUND

The defendant was convicted...

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