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PEOPLE v. CHAPMAN

No. 111896.

965 N.E.2d 1119 (2012)

358 Ill. Dec. 640

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Appellee, v. Robert J. CHAPMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

March 22, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Johannah B. Weber , Deputy Defender, and E. Joyce Randolph and Robert S. Burke , Assistant Appellate Defenders, of the Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Mt. Vernon, for appellant.

Lisa Madigan , Attorney General, of Springfield, and James Glasgow , State's Attorney, of Joliet ( Michael A. Scodro , Solicitor General, and Michael M. Glick and Eric M. Levin , Assistant Attorneys General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Will County, defendant Robert J. Chapman was convicted of the first degree murder of his girlfriend. Pursuant to section 115-20 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (Code) (725 ILCS 5/115-20 (West 2006)), the State was allowed to enter into evidence that defendant had a prior conviction for domestic battery against the same...

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