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PEOPLE v. SIMS

No. 84-1875.

154 Ill. App.3d 528 (1987)

507 N.E.2d 178

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PETER SIMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (3rd Division).

Opinion filed April 8, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Doherty, Public Defender, of Chicago (Elyse Krug Miller and Frank Madea, Assistant Public Defenders, of counsel), for appellant.

Richard M. Daley, State's Attorney, of Chicago (Joan S. Cherry and Peter D. Fischer, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.

Judgment remanded.

JUSTICE WHITE delivered the opinion of the court.

Following a jury trial, Peter Sims, a black person, was found guilty of murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery, and on June 16, 1984, received concurrent sentences for those crimes of 66 years, 30 years, and 20 years, respectively. Notice of appeal was filed August 2, 1984.

Immediately after the selection of the jury, defendant's counsel moved for a mistrial based in part upon...

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