People v. Flowers

FOURTH DIVISION FEBRUARY 1, 2007 No. 1-04-2917 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 00 CR 28580 ) WILLIAM FLOWERS, ) Honorable ) William G. Lacy, Defendants-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. JUSTICE CAMPBELL delivered the opinion of the court: Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, defendant William Flowers was convicted of two counts of first degree murder and sentenced to two concurrent sentences of 50 years in prison. Defendant now appeals. The record on appeal discloses the following facts.…