People v. Landwer

The defendant, Charles Landwer, was charged by indictment on January 9, 1991, with two counts of solicitation of murder for hire. (III. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 8 — 1.2 (now 720 ILCS 5/8 — 1.2 (West 1992)).) He raised the affirmative defense of entrapment. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 38, par. 7-12 (now 720 ILCS 5/7-12 (West 1992)).) The matter was tried before a jury, which convicted the defendant on November 8, 1991, of both counts. He was sentenced on February 21, 1992, to two concurrent terms of 20 years in prison. The defendant filed a timely appeal, and we now reverse and remand for…