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PEOPLE v. LAABS

No. 3-09-0913.

957 N.E.2d 1259 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Mitchell L. LAABS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

October 18, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan M. Wilham , Office of the State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Mitchell L. Laabs.

Terry A. Mertel , Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Jeff Terronez , State's Attorney, Rock Island County Courthouse, Robert M. Hansen , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 After a jury trial, defendant, Mitchell L. Laabs, was convicted of felony murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 2006)) and was sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, arguing that: (1) he was denied a fair trial when the trial court instructed the jury on a new theory of guilt, accountability, in response to a jury question, after jury deliberations...

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