People v. Dixon

This appeal arises from defendant Charles Dixon’s convictions for first-degree murder and armed robbery following a jury trial. He was sentenced to natural life imprisonment for murder and a consecutive 30-year term for armed robbery.

On August 10, 1998, defendant entered the shoe repair shop of 67-year-old Ionya Feldman in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood, armed with a piece of wood that was 21/z feet long by approximately 4 to 5 inches wide. Defendant beat Feldman with the stick and stole his wallet. Feldman died from his injuries in November of 1998, and defendant had not yet been…