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PEOPLE v. NELSON

No. 1-89-0694.

571 N.E.2d 879 (1991)

206 Ill. App.3d 956

156 Ill.Dec. 899

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James NELSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

April 12, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Deputy Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender (Anne Meyer, of counsel), Chicago, for defendant-appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Atty., County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, Walter P. Hehner, Caren Ambrust, of counsel), Chicago, for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice LaPORTA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a bench trial the defendant, James Nelson, was convicted of murder (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 9-1(a)(1)) and sentenced to natural life imprisonment. On appeal he contends (1) that the trial court erred in finding that his conduct was exceptionally brutal or heinous as defined under section 5-8-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections (Ill.Rev.Stat.1987, ch. 38, par. 1005-8-1(a)(1)(b)); (2) that the trial...

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