PEOPLE v. GARCIA

No. 1-07-2317.

942 N.E.2d 700 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Marcos GARCIA, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied March 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier, Patricia Unsinn, Therese Bissell, for Appellant.

Anita Alvarez (Alan J. Spellberg, Michelle Katz, Peter Fischer, Kathleen Warnick, of counsel), for Appellee.


OPINION

Judge EPSTEIN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Following a jury trial, defendant Marcos Garcia was found guilty of the first degree murder of Bonita McConnell and sentenced to 47 years of imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending that: (1) the State failed to prove him guilty of first degree murder beyond a reasonable doubt; and (2) the State made prejudicial comments during its opening statement and closing and rebuttal arguments...

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