People v. Cedeno

PRESIDING JUSTICE INGLIS

delivered the opinion of the court:

A jury in the circuit court of Du Page County convicted defendant, Rafael Cedeno, of first degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 38, par. 9—1 (now codified, as amended, at 720 ILCS 5/9—1 (West 1992))). The court sentenced him to 45 years’ imprisonment. Defendant appeals both the conviction and the sentence. He contends that the trial court erred by (1) refusing to dismiss certain members of the venire for cause; (2) striking the testimony of a State witness and denying defendant the opportunity to cross-examine him; (3) refusing to…