People v. Simpson

Defendant was convicted of murder in April 1973 after a jury trial in the circuit court of Sangamon County and sentenced to 25 to 75 years imprisonment. The appellate court reversed and remanded (39 Ill. App. 3d 661), but this court reversed the decision of the appellate court and remanded to that court for determination of issues raised but not reached in its original disposition of the case (68 Ill. 2d 276). Upon remand the appellate court affirmed defendant’s conviction and sentence (57 Ill. App. 3d 442). We granted defendant’s petition for leave to appeal under our Rule 315 (65 Ill. 2d R.…