People v. Rush

FIRST DIVISION APRIL 19, 2010 No. 1-07-2753 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) No. 97 CR 27365 ) JOSEPH RUSH, ) ) Honorable Defendant-Appellant. ) James Egan, ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE PATTI delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial on remand, defendant, Joseph Rush, was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to 42 years in prison. Defendant appeals his conviction and raises the following issues for our consideration: (1) whether the trial court erred in ruling that Ginger Altman’s…