PEOPLE v. BLACKMAN

No. 1-02-3699.

836 N.E.2d 101 (2005)

359 Ill. App.3d 1013

296 Ill.Dec. 686

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Eric BLACKMAN, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

Rehearing Denied September 20, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Pelletier, State Appellate Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, of counsel: Rebecca I. Levy, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Richard A. Devine-State's Attorney, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago, of counsel: Renee Goldfarb, William D. Carroll, James D. Ridgway, for Defendant-Appellee.


Justice NEVILLE delivered the opinion of the court:

Eric Blackman, the defendant, was charged in an indictment with three counts of first degree murder and one count of armed robbery. Following a two-day bench trial, the trial court found Blackman guilty of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced him to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Blackman appeals and presents the following issues for our review: (1) whether the trial court erred when...

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