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PEOPLE v. HERNANDEZ

No. 1-06-3674.

915 N.E.2d 856 (2009)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Victor HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

September 23, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, of Chicago(Assistant Appellate Defender Heidi Linn Lambros, of counsel), for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney of Cook County, of Chicago (Assistant State's Attorney's James E. Fitzgerald and Mari R. Hatzenbuehler, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Victor Hernandez was convicted of burglary and, based on his criminal background, sentenced to a Class X term of six years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that the trial court violated his constitutional rights by refusing to rule on his motion to bar the introduction of his prior convictions until after he decided whether to testify. Defendant further contends that the trial...

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