People v. Tijerina

Following a jury trial, defendant, Raul Tijerina, was convicted of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1) (West 2004)) and intentional homicide of an unborn child (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1.2(a)(1) (West 2004)) for the July 9, 2000, death of Sonya Garcia. At the time of her death, Garcia was 14 years old, approximately 8 months pregnant, and residing with defendant. The trial court sentenced defendant to 60 years’ imprisonment for first degree murder and a consecutive 40 years’ imprisonment for the intentional homicide of an unborn child pursuant to sections 5 — 8—1(a)(1)(a) and 5 — 8—4(a)(i) of…