PEOPLE v. HOUSEWORTH

No. 1-07-3362.

903 N.E.2d 1 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Pierre HOUSEWORTH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied February 25, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan A. Ackerman, Esq. (John C. Derscheid, Second Year Law Student, Chicago, assisted in the preparation of this opening brief), Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, County of Cook (James E. Fitzgerald, Manny Magence and Omar Jaleel, of Counsel), Chicago, IL, for Appellee.


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

This case involves the first-degree-murder trial of defendant Pierre Houseworth, age 21, for the stabbing death of Naomi Quashie, who at the time of her death was 20 years old. Defendant and Naomi had dated on and off for several years prior to October 17, 2003, the date of Naomi's death. Defendant and Naomi had "broken up" a few months before October 17, 2003. On the afternoon of that day, defendant...

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