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PEOPLE v. LOFTON

No. 1-10-0118.

954 N.E.2d 821 (2011)

352 Ill. Dec. 738

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gerald LOFTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

June 30, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, IL ( Michael J. Pelletier , Alan D. Goldberg , Jonathan Steffy , of counsel), for Appellant.

Cook County State's Attorney, Chicago, IL ( Anita Alvarez , Alan J. Spellberg , John E. Nowak , Clare Wesolik Connolly , of counsel), for Appellee.

OPINION

Justice STERBA delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant Gerald Lofton was charged by indictment with two counts of first degree murder in the shooting death of Anthony Williams. Lofton's first trial resulted in a hung jury. Following a second jury trial, Lofton was found guilty of first degree murder. The circuit court sentenced Lofton to 50 years in prison. On direct appeal...

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