PEOPLE v. CHAMPS

No. 1-93-2404.

652 N.E.2d 1184 (1995)

273 Ill. App.3d 502

210 Ill.Dec. 208

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Joe CHAMPS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

June 28, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Jack O'Malley, State's Atty. of Cook County (Renee Goldfarb, Barbara L. Jones, of counsel), Chicago, for appellee.


Justice CERDA delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant, Joe Champs, was found guilty of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3)) (West 1992)) and two counts of armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a) (West 1992)). He was sentenced to an extended-term sentence of 90 years' imprisonment on the basis that the crime was exceptionally brutal and heinous. Concurrent sentences of 30 years' imprisonment were imposed on each of the armed robbery convictions...

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