People v. Sims

FIRST DIVISION

June 20, 2005

No.1-02-0147

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS,

Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

OCTAVIS SIMS,

Defendant-Appellant.)))))))))

Appeal from

the Circuit Court

of Cook County

No. 99 CR 1847

Honorable

Henry R. Simmons, Jr.,

Judge Presiding.

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Following a jury trial, defendant Octavis Sims was convicted of first degree murder under section 9-1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (720 ILCS 5/9-1(a)(1) (West 2000)) and sentenced to 23 years in prison. He appeals, claiming that the trial court: (1) improperly admitted evidence in a pretrial…