People v. Ruiz

SECOND DIVISION

AUGUST 5, 2003

No. 1-00-2509

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

ISRAEL RUIZ,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))))

Appeal from

Circuit Court of

Cook County

No. 98 CR 31306

Honorable

Edward M. Fiala, Jr.,

Judge Presiding.

On May 24, 2000, following a jury trial, the defendant, Israel Ruiz, was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1998)) and aggravated discharge of a firearm (720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(2) (West 1998)). The defendant was sentenced to concurrent terms of 40 and 15 years in prison respectively. Pursuant to section 3-6-3(a)(2)(i) of the Unified…