PEOPLE v. HERNANDEZ

No. 3-99-0470.

745 N.E.2d 673 (2001)

319 Ill. App.3d 520

253 Ill.Dec. 550

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose M. HERNANDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Third District.

March 8, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth D. Brown, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Ottawa, Michael H. Vonnahmen (Court-appointed), Springfield, for Jose M. Hernandez.

John X. Breslin, Deputy Director, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, Michael Kick, State's Attorney, Kankakee, Judith Z. Kelly, State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Ottawa, for the People.


Justice HOLDRIDGE delivered the Opinion of the Court:

Following a jury trial, the defendant, Jose M. Hernandez, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a) (West 1998)), armed robbery (720 ILCS 5/18-2(a) (West 1998)), concealment of a homicidal death (720 ILCS 5/9-3.1(a) (West 1998)), and unlawful use of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(10) (West 1998)). He was sentenced to 30, 15, 5, and 3 years of imprisonment respectively, to be served concurrently. On...

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