PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS

No. 5-96-0780.

724 N.E.2d 230 (2000)

308 Ill. App.3d 567

243 Ill.Dec. 921

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

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

January 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Agostinelli, Deputy Defender, Sherry R. Silvern, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, for Appellant.

Robert Haida, State's Attorney, Belleville, Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Gerry R. Arnold, Staff Attorney, Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Presiding Justice GOLDENHERSH delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of St. Clair County, a jury convicted defendant, Keith L. Williams, of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(2) (West 1992)). Defendant was sentenced to 50 years in the Department of Corrections. Defendant, through his appointed attorney, filed a timely notice of appeal from his conviction and sentence. While defendant's direct appeal was pending, defendant...

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