People v. Garcia

*751 ¶ 1 Following a trial in the circuit court of Boone County, a jury found defendant, Ricardo A. Garcia, guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting death of Giovanni Galicia ( *752 *458 720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3) (West 2012) ). Defendant was also found guilty of mob action ( 720 ILCS 5/25-1(a)(1) (West 2012) ). He was found not guilty, however, of the attempted murders of Jesus Casas and Fermin Estrada. The court sentenced defendant to 35 years in prison for first-degree murder, to be served consecutively to a 2-year sentence for mob action. On appeal, defendant challenges…