PEOPLE v. SANCHEZ

No. 1-03-2311.

841 N.E.2d 478 (2005)

362 Ill. App.3d 1093

299 Ill.Dec. 66

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Elva SANCHEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

December 15, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Office of the State Appellate Defender, Chicago, (Adolfo Mondragón, of counsel), for Appellant.

State's Attorney, County of Cook, Chicago, (Renee Goldfarb, James Fitzgerald and Samuel Shim, of counsel), for Appellee.


MURPHY, Justice.

This case is before this court on defendant-appellant Elva Sanchez's appeal from a final judgment of conviction in a criminal case. Following a jury trial, defendant was convicted of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(3)(West 2004)) and aggravated arson (720 ILCS 5/20-1.1 (West 2004)). These two counts were merged and defendant was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.

Defendant now argues that...

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