People v. Alexander

946 N.E.2d 449 (2011)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

David ALEXANDER, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3-07-0915.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 29, 2011.

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

Following a jury trial, the defendant, David Alexander, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS…