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PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER

No. 3-07-0915.

908 N.E.2d 173 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

May 13, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Schiedel, Office of State Appellate Defender/Sup. Ct. unit, Duane E. Schuster (argued) Office of State Appellate Defender/Sup. Ct. Unit, Springfield, IL, for Appellant.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Judith Z. Kelly (argued) State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, IL, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Atty., Peoria, IL, for Appellee.

Justice CARTER delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, David Alexander, was convicted of first degree murder for the stabbing death of Sylvester "Mike" Polnitz. 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2006). The defendant claimed the stabbing was self-defense. Alternatively, the defendant presented a second-degree-murder theory based upon an unreasonable belief in the justified use of force. The jury rejected both theories and found the defendant...

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