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PEOPLE v. BURNS

No. 4-11-0670.

981 N.E.2d 503 (2012)

2012 IL App (4th) 110670

367 Ill. Dec. 178

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Emerson T. BURNS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

December 5, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Karen Munoz , Deputy Defender, John M. McCarthy , Asst. Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, for Emerson T. Burns.

Jack Ahola , Macon County State's Attorney, Patrick Delfino , Director, Robert J. Biderman , Dep. Director, Aimee Sipes Johnson , Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Decatur, IL, for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Following a May through June 2011 bench trial, the trial court convicted defendant, Emerson T. Burns, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2008)). In July 2011, the court sentenced defendant to 50 years in prison.

¶ 2 Defendant appeals, arguing only that the trial court abused its discretion by coercing him into withdrawing his...

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