People v. Melchor

875 N.E.2d 1261 (2007)

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

Efren MELCHOR, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 1-03-3036.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, First Division.

September 28, 2007.

Rehearing Denied October 30, 2007.

Office of the State Appellate Defender, of Chicago, IL (Yasaman Hannah Navai) of counsel, for appellant.

State's Attorney, County of Cook, of Chicago, IL (Renee Goldfarb, Veronica Calderon and Marci Jacobs) of counsel, for appellee.

Justice ROBERT E. GORDON delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Efren Melchor was convicted after a jury trial of first…