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PEOPLE v. WEEKS

No. 1-10-2613.

971 N.E.2d 533 (2012)

361 Ill. Dec. 431

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brenda WEEKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing May 4, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Alan D. Goldberg , Deputy Defender, Brian A. McNeil , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, for Appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Janet C. Mahoney , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a bench trial, defendant Brenda Weeks was found guilty of the first degree murder of her nephew Joshua Cole and sentenced to 26 years in prison. On appeal, defendant contends that the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she knew that it was practically certain her actions would cause the victim death or great bodily harm. We affirm.

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