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PEOPLE v. RICHARDSON

No. 5-09-0663.

956 N.E.2d 979 (2011)

353 Ill. Dec. 851

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Leon RICHARDSON, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

Rule 23 Filed July 27, 2011.

Motion to Publish Granted August 17, 2011.

As Amended September 8, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier , State Appellate Defender, Johannah B. Weber , Deputy Defender, Dan W. Evers , Assistant Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, IL, Attorneys for Appellant.

Hon. Brendan F. Kelly , State's Attorney, St. Clair County, Belleville, IL, Patrick Delfino , State Appellate Defender, Stephen E. Norris , Deputy Director, Timothy James Ting , Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, IL, Attorneys for Appellee.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 A St. Clair County jury found the defendant, Leon Richardson, guilty of burglary (720 ILCS 5/19-1(a) (West 2008)), and he was subsequently sentenced to serve a seven-year term of imprisonment. On appeal, the defendant argues that the State's evidence was insufficient to support his conviction, that the erroneous admission of hearsay testimony denied him a fair trial...

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