PEOPLE v. MYERS

No. 5-03-0146.

816 N.E.2d 820 (2004)

352 Ill. App.3d 684

287 Ill.Dec. 853

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Christopher MYERS, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

September 22, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel M. Kirwan, Deputy Defender, E. Joyce Randolph, Assistant Defender, Office of the State Appellate Defender, Mt. Vernon, for Appellant.

John Bigler, State's Attorney, Jonesboro; Norbert J. Goetten, Director, Stephen E. Norris, Deputy Director, Trent M. Marshall, Staff Attorney, Office of State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor, Mt. Vernon, for Appellee.


Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

The defendant, Christopher Myers, was charged with two counts of aggravated arson. One count involved Valerie Murray and the other count involved Zackery Cobb. The charges stemmed from a fire that occurred on March 23, 2002, at a mobile home inhabited by Rebecca Myers, the defendant's estranged wife. The defendant was convicted of both counts following a jury trial on December 12, 2002. On January 3, 2003, the defendant...

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