PEOPLE v. BEALS

No. 1-90-0969.

618 N.E.2d 273 (1992)

248 Ill. App.3d 19

187 Ill.Dec. 682

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Brian BEALS, Defendant-Appellant

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

November 13, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Greg Koster, of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Michael P. Latz, Matthew L. Moodhe, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.


Presiding Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Brian Beals was convicted of first degree murder and aggravated battery and sentenced to concurrent terms of 80 years for the murder and five years for the aggravated battery. On appeal, defendant contends that: (1) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (2) the trial court improperly considered that defendant's conduct resulted in the taking of a life; (3) the...

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