People v. Thingvold

On June 25, 1987, defendant, Raymond Thingvold, was charged pursuant to an information filed by the Winnebago County State’s Attorney with the offense of solicitation (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 8—1). The information charged that between December 1, 1983, and April 30, 1986, defendant solicited George Nalan to commit the murder of defendant’s wife, Barbara Thingvold. Defendant was found guilty after a jury trial, and sentenced to 25 years in prison.

The appellate court reversed defendant’s conviction and remanded for a new trial. The appellate court held that other-crimes evidence,…