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PEOPLE v. MENDEZ

No. 4-11-0107.

985 N.E.2d 1047 (2013)

2013 IL App (4th) 110107

369 Ill. Dec. 61

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

March 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Karen Munoz , and Arden J. Lang , all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Ronald C. Dozier , State's Attorney, of Bloomington ( Patrick Delfino , Robert J. Biderman , and Amy Sipes Johnson , all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 A jury found defendant, Joe Mendez, guilty of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2006)) and the trial court sentenced him to 55 years in prison. Defendant appeals, arguing (1) the evidence was sufficient to prove him guilty of involuntary manslaughter rather than first degree murder, (2) the court erred in admitting...

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