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PEOPLE v. RINCON

No. 2-07-0393.

900 N.E.2d 1192 (2008)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Manuel J. RINCON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied February 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien, Deputy Defender, Office of State Appellate Defender, Elgin, James K. Leven, Attorney At Law, Chicago, IL, for Appellant.

John A. Barsanti, Kane County State's Attorney, St. Charles, Lawrence M. Bauer, Deputy Director State's Attorney Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, Rita Kennedy Mertel, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, IL, for Appellee.

Presiding Justice ZENOFF delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial, defendant, Manuel J. Rincon, was convicted of attempted arson (720 ILCS 5/20-1(a), 8-4(a) (West 2004)). Defendant appeals, arguing that his right to a jury trial was violated, that the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and that the State committed a prejudicial discovery error. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

Defendant was indicted...

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