PEOPLE v. POWELL

Docket No. 1-11-1654.

994 N.E.2d 645 (2013)

2013 IL App (1st) 111654

373 Ill. Dec. 876

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Tyrone POWELL, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

July 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pelletier and Alison L.S. Shah , both of State Appellate Defender's Office, of Chicago, for appellant.

Anita M. Alvarez , State's Attorney, of Chicago ( Kathleen Warnick and Katherine Kaminski , Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel), for the People.


OPINION

Justice HYMAN delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

¶ 1 Defendant Tyrone Powell was convicted of first degree murder of his wife following a jury trial, and sentenced to 56 years in prison, which included a 25-year mandatory firearm enhancement. On appeal, Powell seeks to have the sentence reduced to the mandatory minimum of 45 years, contending that the trial court failed to consider certain mitigating factors. Contrary to defendant...

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