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PEOPLE v. JACKSON

No. 1-04-3660.

926 N.E.2d 786 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis JACKSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

March 10, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender (Kari K. Firebaugh, of counsel), for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney (James E. Fitzgerald, Peter Fischer, Carol L. Gaines, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice COLEMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Lewis Jackson appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and the natural life sentence of imprisonment imposed as a result. We agree with his contention that he was denied a fair trial by the admission of evidence of other criminal acts and accordingly reverse his conviction and remand for a new trial.

Jackson was convicted of the 1995 homicide of his disabled aunt, Doris Jackson. At the time of the incident...

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