People v. Callahan

NO. 4-99-1043

IN THE APPELLATE COURT

OF ILLINOIS

FOURTH DISTRICT

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from

Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of

v. ) Jersey County

RICKY E. CALLAHAN, ) No. 97CF147

Defendant-Appellant. )) Honorable) Ronald F. Robinson,) Judge Presiding.

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A jury convicted defendant, Ricky Callahan, of first degree murder and four counts of armed violence. The trial court sentenced him to a term of natural life imprisonment for the murder conviction and 30 years for each conviction for armed violence, to be served…