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PEOPLE v. BUCHANAN

No. 1-88-0631.

570 N.E.2d 344 (1991)

211 Ill. App.3d 305

155 Ill.Dec. 831

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcus BUCHANAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

Rehearing Denied April 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender of Cook County (Pamela Pfrang, Karen E. Tietz, Asst. Public Defenders, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Cecil A. Partee, State's Atty., County of Cook (Renee Goldfarb, Asst. State's Atty., Gael M. O'Brien, Sp. Asst. State's Atty., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Justice CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant Marcus Buchanan was convicted of the murder of Daniel Cooper and sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. Defendant now appeals, contending that: (1) prosecutorial misconduct during closing and rebuttal arguments denied him a fair trial; (2) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; (3) he was denied effective assistance of counsel...

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