PEOPLE v. BELTRAN

No. 2-09-0856.

956 N.E.2d 1021 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 893

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christina BELTRAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

As Modified Upon Denial of Rehearing September 14, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. Lilien (Court-appointed), Deputy Defender, Darren E. Miller (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, for Christina Beltran.

Robert B. Berlin , Du Page County State's Attorney, Lisa Anne Hoffman , Assistant State's Attorney, Lawrence M. Bauer , Deputy Director, Jay Paul Hoffman , Sally A. Swiss , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People.


OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a jury trial, the defendant, Christina Beltran, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2006)) for killing her five-year-old daughter, Evelyn. The defendant was sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that (1) the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress certain statements; and (2) she was deprived...

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