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PEOPLE v. QUINTERO

No. 3-08-0153.

915 N.E.2d 461 (2009)

333 Ill.Dec. 655

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Paul QUINTERO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

September 8, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fletcher P. Hamill, Office of State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, IL, for Appellant.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Robert M. Hansen, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, IL, James Glasgow, State's Attorney, Joliet, IL, for Appellee.

Justice CARTER delivered the Opinion of the court:

A jury convicted the defendant, Paul Quintero, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2000)), and the trial court sentenced him to a term of natural life in prison. The defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted other-crimes evidence. We reverse and remand.

FACTS

On July 26, 2006, the defendant was charged with two counts of first degree murder...

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