Legal Opinion
People v. Rebollar-Vergara
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 25, 2019No. 2-14-0871UnpublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burke
*894 ¶ 1 A jury found defendant, Jose Rebollar-Vergara, guilty of first-degree murder ( 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2012)), based on acts committed with his codefendant, Jose Garcia, who fatally shot Gabriel Gonzalez outside a convenience store.
¶ 2 On direct appeal, defendant requests a new trial to remedy three errors: (1) the State violated his right to due process by securing an indictment supported by misleading testimony that he flashed "gang signs" at Gonzalez and "confessed" to the police, (2) Garcia's statement that defendant should not be charged with murder was an admission against penal…
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