People v. Williams

On January 29,1975, thedefendant, Otis Williams, was found guilty of murder, and on April 30, 1975, a three-judge tribunal imposed a sentence of death. Subsequently, however, the Illinois Supreme Court vacated the sentence and remanded the cause for a new sentencing hearing.

At the second sentencing hearing, the defendant was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 800 nor more than 2400 years. The date of that hearing was January 20, 1978, and the order sentencing the defendant to imprisonment was filed February 6,1978. Although no post-trial motion was filed, the State Appellate…