People v. Jackson

NO. 4-04-0771 Filed 4/18/07 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) Champaign County MAURICE A. JACKSON, ) No. 03CF687 Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Honorable ) Thomas J. Difanis, ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE COOK delivered the opinion of the court: A jury convicted defendant, Maurice A. Jackson, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2004)). On July 27, 2004, the trial court sentenced defendant to 40 years in prison.…