People v. Rice

1-99-1788 FIRST DIVISION

March 30, 2001

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ) Appeal from the

ILLINOIS, ) Circuit Court of) Cook County

Plaintiff-Appellee ))) No. 98 CR 19106)

CION RICE, ) The Honorable) Joseph G. Kazmierski, Jr.,

Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding.

The defendant and codefendant were charged by indictment with five counts of first degree murder, three counts of attempted first degree murder, one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, two counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and two counts of aggravated battery. The defendant and the codefendant received separate trials.

A jury…