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PEOPLE v. GARZA

Nos. 4-12-0882, 4-13-0090 cons.

2014 IL App (4th) 120882

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUAN A. GARZA, JR., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Filed January 28, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Karen Munoz , and Duane E. Schuster , all of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Springfield, for appellant.

Julia Reitz , State's Attorney, of Urbana ( Patrick Delfino , David J. Robinson , and Anastacia R. Brooks , all of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Justices Turner and Harris concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

JUSTICE KNECHT delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 In July 2011, defendant, Juan A. Garza, Jr., pleaded guilty to first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3) (West 2010)). In July 2011, the trial court sentenced defendant to 35 years' imprisonment. In June 2012, defendant filed a pro se motion for relief from judgment pursuant to section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2-1401 (West 2012)). In August...

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