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PEOPLE v. HARPER

No. 4-15-0045.

2017 IL App (4th) 150045

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAFAYETTE HARPER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Filed July 13, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , Patricia Mysza , and Michael Gentithes , of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Jacqueline M. Lacy , State's Attorney, of Danville ( Patrick Delfino , David J. Robinson , and Linda S. McClain , of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office, of counsel), for the People.

Justices Holder White and Knecht concurred in the judgment and opinion.

OPINION

¶ 1 In October 2014, defendant, Lafayette Harper, was convicted of first degree murder. In December 2014, the trial court sentenced him to 65 years in prison. Defendant appeals, raising the following arguments: (1) the State failed to prove his guilt beyond a...

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