People v. Pitchford

SECOND DIVISION JUNE 1, 2010 1-07-2697 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Cook County. ) v. ) No. 03 CR 11399 ) ANTHONY PITCHFORD, ) Honorable ) Stanley J. Sacks, Defendant-Appellant. ) Judge Presiding. PRESIDING JUSTICE CUNNINGHAM delivered the opinion of the court: Following a 2007 jury trial in the circuit court of Cook County, the defendant, Anthony Pitchford, was convicted of the first degree murders of his girlfriend, Cathy Bradley (Bradley), and her father, Henry Woods (Woods). The defendant received a sentence of natural…