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PEOPLE v. LEACH

No. 1-07-1448.

939 N.E.2d 537 (2010)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Curtis LEACH, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 12, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, Chicago, IL ( James E. Fitzgerald , Jon Walters , Greg Funfsinn , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee People of the State of Illinois.

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Patricia Unsinn , Deputy Defender, Maya Szilak , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellant Curtis Leach.

Justice TOOMIN delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we determine whether defendant's confrontation rights were abridged by the admission of autopsy findings of a forensic pathologist who did not testify at defendant's trial. Following a bench trial, defendant Curtis Leach was convicted of first degree murder of his wife and sentenced to 28 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that the court erred by: (1) admitting opinion evidence based...

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