PEOPLE v. SANDERS

No. 2-99-0659.

737 N.E.2d 301 (2000)

316 Ill. App.3d 614

249 Ill.Dec. 911

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Willie B. SANDERS, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

Rehearing Denied November 1, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. Logli, Winnebago County State's Attorney, Glen A. Weber, Assistant State's Attorney, Rockford, Martin P. Moltz, Deputy Director, Diane L. Campbell, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Elgin, for the People.

G. Joseph Weller, Deputy Defender, and Kathleen J. Hamill (Court-appointed), Office of the State Appellate Defender, Elgin, for Willie B. Sanders.


Justice GALASSO delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Willie B. Sanders, was indicted on two counts of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 1996)) in connection with the death of Jacqueline D. Trammell-Anderson (the victim). Prior to trial, the State filed a series of motions in limine seeking to exclude the defendant from offering evidence of the victim's violent behavior between 1977 and 1996. The trial court granted some of...

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