PEOPLE v. SAFFORD

No. 1-06-3083.

910 N.E.2d 143 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Cory SAFFORD, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

June 1, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea D. Lyon, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant.

James E. Fitzgerald, Samuel Shim, Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.


Justice GARCIA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, Cory Safford was convicted of aggravated battery with a firearm and attempted murder of Harvey police officer John Marcano. He was sentenced to natural life in prison under the habitual criminal sentencing statute. The defendant advances numerous claims. His first claim is that the trial court committed reversible error when it allowed a fingerprint examiner to testify to his conclusion that...

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