PEOPLE v. WESTON

No. 1-09-2432.

956 N.E.2d 498 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 636

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Travis WESTON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied September 6, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender, Elena B. Penick , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, for Defendant-Appellant.

Anita Alvarez , State's Attorney, ( Alan J. Spellberg , Michelle Katz , Mary Needham , William L. Toffenetti , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellee.


OPINION

Presiding Justice GARCIA delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant Travis Weston was convicted of first degree murder and attempted murder and sentenced to consecutive terms of imprisonment of 45 and 30 years, respectively. Before the defendant's jury trial, the trial court granted the State's motion to admit evidence of the defendant's gang affiliation to "provide a motive...

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