People v. Perea

SECOND DIVISION

MARCH 2, 2004

No. 1-02-0662 and 02-0871 (Cons.)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court of

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ) No. 00 CR 15473)

JUAN PEREA and GEORGE GALARZA, ) The Honorable) Clayton J. Crane,

Defendants-Appellants. ) Judge Presiding.

In October 1999, the defendants, Juan Perea and George Galarza, and a third offender, Lee Jimenez, who acted with the defendants but is not a party to this appeal, were charged in juvenile court with attempted first degree murder and aggravated battery for attacking Samuel Avalos. In June 2000, on the…