People v. Grimes

Filed 11/26/08 NO. 4-07-0723 IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF ILLINOIS FOURTH DISTRICT THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, ) Appeal from Plaintiff-Appellee, ) Circuit Court of v. ) Macon County SHAUNESSY GRIMES, ) No. 06CF1346 Defendant-Appellant. ) ) Honorable ) Katherine M. ) McCarthy, ) Judge Presiding. _________________________________________________________________ JUSTICE STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court: Following a June 2007 trial, a jury convicted defen- dant, Shaunessy Grimes, of first degree murder (720 ILCS 5/9-1 (a)(2) (West 2006)). In August 2007, the trial court…