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PEOPLE v. STEPHENS

No. 4-00-0874.

751 N.E.2d 1287 (2001)

323 Ill. App.3d 345

256 Ill.Dec. 450

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Daniel J. STEPHENS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

July 6, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew C. Schnack III, Schnack Law Offices, Quincy, for Daniel J. Stephens.

Barney S. Bier, State's Attorney, Quincy, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Robert J. Biderman, Deputy Director, Denise M. Ambrose, Staff Attorney, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for the People.

Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

In June 2000, a jury convicted defendant, Daniel J. Stephens, of second degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-2(a)(2) (West 1998)). In October 2000, the trial court granted the State's motion to sentence defendant as an adult and sentenced him to 12 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, arguing the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him as an adult. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

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