Where a defendant is accused of murder for participating in a beating that resulted in death, the fact that the incident was brief or done without a weapon or significant external signs of injury does not prevent the court from finding that the defendant acted knowingly.The 1st District Appellate Court affirmed the decision of Cook County Associate Judge Timothy Joseph Joyce.Around 10 p.m. on June 26, 1998, William Jimenez, a 34-year-old member of the Latin Kings gang, was walking toward his mother’s house. At this …