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PEOPLE v. ROUSE

No. 1-12-1462.

16 N.E.3d 97 (2014)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Justin ROUSE, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Sarah Curry , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Alan J. Spellberg , Miles J. Keleher , and Clare Wesolik Connolly , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Defendant Justin Rouse, convicted of first degree murder before a jury, raises three issues on appeal. First, he contends reasonable doubt can be shown through the State's witnesses who, in implicating him, had a motive to lie and, hence, should not have been believed. Next, Rouse argues that the jury's special finding — that Rouse did not personally discharge...

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