People v. McCoy

Following a jury trial in the circuit court of Kane County, defendant, Willie C. McCoy, was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9 — 1(a)(1), (a)(2) (West 2000)), one count of attempted first-degree murder (720 ILCS 5/8 — 4(a), 9 — 1(a)(2) (West 2000)), and one count of aggravated battery with a firearm (720 ILCS 5/12 — 4.2(a)(1) (West 2000)) based upon accountability. Defendant received a mandatory sentence of natural fife imprisonment under the multiple-murder provision of the Unified Code of Corrections (Unified Code) (730 ILCS 5/5 — 8—1(a)(1)(c)(ii) (West…