PEOPLE v. CAMPOS

No. 1-89-1143.

592 N.E.2d 85 (1992)

227 Ill. App.3d 434

169 Ill.Dec. 598

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Monico CAMPOS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Sixth Division.

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randolph N. Stone, Public Defender, Chicago (Emily Eisner, Asst. Public Defender, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty., Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Kenneth T. McCurry, Asst. State's Attys., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Clarke D. Forsythe, Kevin J Tood, Americans United for Life, Chicago, amici curiae for Senator Kelly, Representative Pullen and Fourteen other members of the Illinois General Assembly.


Justice McNAMARA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Monico Campos, was found guilty of first degree murder of his wife, Victoria Campos, and intentional homicide of an unborn child, and was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 35 years for each offense. Using a .22 caliber "pen gun," defendant shot his wife who was approximately 20-½ weeks pregnant.

On appeal, defendant contends that the following matters constitute...

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