People v. Volkmar

Defendant, Frank Volkmar, was convicted of murder in violation of section 9 — 1(a)(2) of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 38, par. 9 — 1(a)(2)). He did not pull the trigger, but he obtained the gun and actively participated in planning the murder.

The victim, suspected of being an informant by defendant and his fellow thugs, was shot in the head two or three times while facedown on the ground.

Several days after the murder, defendant and the others went back to the body and burned it to a crisp.

Defendant was sentenced to 60 years.

We affirm.

Defendant first argues that the…