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PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER

No. 3-07-0915.

946 N.E.2d 449 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. David ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane E. Schuster (Court-appointed) (argued), Office of the State Appellate Defender, for David Alexander.

Terry A. Mertel, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Kevin W. Lyons, State's Attorney, Judith Z. Kelly (argued), State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, for People.

OPINION

Justice CARTER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

Following a jury trial, the defendant, David Alexander, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 2006)) for the stabbing death of Sylvester "Mike" Polnitz. The defendant claimed the stabbing was self-defense. Alternatively, the defendant presented a second-degree-murder theory based upon an unreasonable belief in the justified use of force. The jury rejected...

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