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PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 4-95-0126.

673 N.E.2d 1169 (1996)

285 Ill. App.3d 394

220 Ill.Dec. 748

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Contrell WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided December 6, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel D. Yuhas, Deputy Dfr., Office of State Appellate Defender, Duane E. Schuster (argued), Asst. Dfr., Office of State Appellate Defender, Springfield, for Contrell Williams.

Lawrence R. Fichter, State's Attorney, Decatur, IL, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Robert J. Biderman, Dep. Dir., State's Attorneys Aplt. Prosecutor, Charles F. Mansfield (argued), Staff Atty., State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Springfield, for People.

Justice COOK delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant Contrell Williams and codefendant Tyrone Humphrey were charged with the September 5, 1994, first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a) (West 1994)) of Sheri Ellis, a clerk at a Huck's convenience store. The two trials were severed. Following a jury trial, defendant was found guilty, and in January 1995, defendant was sentenced to natural life in prison without parole. Defendant appeals his conviction and his sentence...

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