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- Title: People v. Reese
- Author : Illinois Appellate Court — First District (2Nd Division) Judgment Affirmed as Modified
- Release Date : January 14, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 67 KB
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Defendant, Willie Reese, appeals from his convictions of two counts of murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)), one count of attempt (murder) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 8-4), one count of armed robbery (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 18-2), and one count of unlawful restraint (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 38, par. 10-3). The sentences imposed were concurrent terms of 80 years' imprisonment for the murder conviction, 30 years' imprisonment for the attempt (murder) conviction, 30 years' imprisonment for the armed robbery conviction, and three years' imprisonment for the unlawful restraint conviction. Four grounds for reversal are presented by defendant: (1) that he was not provided with effective assistance of counsel at trial; (2) that certain prosecutorial comments made during closing argument prejudicially influenced the jury and, thus, denied defendant his right to a fair trial; (3) that certain evidentiary rulings made by the trial court culminated in reversible error; and (4) that the sentence imposed was not warranted under the circumstances of this case. As the issue of reasonable doubt was not raised, only a brief summary of the evidence is necessary.