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PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 1-09-0357.

931 N.E.2d 1220 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Sidney SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied August 5, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn, Deputy Defender, Carolyn R. Klarquist, Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Anita Alvarez, State's Attorney, Alan J. Spellberg, Samuel Shim, Manny Magence, Asst. State's Attorneys, Cook County State's Attorney's Office, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Justice THEIS delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. Defendant raises the following contentions on appeal: (1) he cannot obtain meaningful appellate review of his conviction and sentence where, through no fault of his own, the record on appeal is incomplete; (2) he has been denied his right to a speedy appeal; (3) the State made improper prejudicial

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