People v. Cruzado

1-97-1418

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

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County.)

v. ))

ELIEZER CRUZADO, ) Honorable) Loretta Hall Morgan,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

Following a jury trial, defendant Eliezer Cruzado (footnote: 1) was found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to a 28-year prison term. He appeals, raising as issues whether he was denied his right to a fair trial where (1) he was precluded from presenting witnesses; (2) the circuit court prohibited him from presenting evidence of his mental capacity to support his claim of self-