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PEOPLE v. FRANKLIN

No. 3-10-0618.

970 N.E.2d 1247 (2012)

361 Ill. Dec. 301

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon A. FRANKLIN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

June 7, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bryon M. Reina , State Appellate Defender's Office, Chicago, for appellant.

James Glasgow , State's Attorney, Joliet ( Terry A. Mertel , Robert M. Hansen , State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Defendant, Leon A. Franklin, was convicted of two counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse (720 ILCS 5/12-16(d) (West 2006)) and sentenced to two consecutive five-year terms of imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues that (1) his due process rights were violated when the trial court instructed jurors that it was for them to decide the meaning of reasonable doubt; (2) he...

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