People v. Cox

Defendant, Quentin Cox, was convicted of first-degree murder after a jury trial and sentenced to 40 years’ imprisonment for the murder and a 25-year enhancement for personally discharging a firearm. On appeal, defendant contends that (1) the State failed to prove him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because the identification evidence was unreliable; (2) the State improperly bolstered identification testimony by introducing hearsay; (3) the State made an argument in closing that was unsupported by the evidence; and (4) his sentence is excessive. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

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