PEOPLE v. McKAY

No. 1-93-2836.

664 N.E.2d 222 (1996)

279 Ill. App.3d 195

215 Ill.Dec. 825

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Alfred McKAY, a/k/a Howard Beecham, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied April 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rita A. Fry, Public Defender of Cook County (Lynn Flanagan Wilson, of counsel), Chicago, for appellant.

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


Justice BURKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Alfred McKay, a/k/a Howard Beecham,* was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to 50 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals his conviction and sentence, contending that the trial court (1) erred in admitting evidence of defendant's prior conviction for aggravated battery; (2) erred in admitting into evidence a life photograph of the victim; (3...

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