People v. Brown

Defendant, Anthony Brown, was convicted of first-degree murder (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)), following a jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County. Defendant was sentenced to a prison term of 45 years. Defendant, who was tried separately from five codefendants, contends on appeal that (1) the trial court erred in refusing his requested jury instructions; (2) he was not proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt; and (3) his 45-year sentence is excessive.

We affirm as modified.

The People charged defendant with first-degree murder for the shooting death of Stephen Anderson.…